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F R A NK HARRISON. 
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A CHINCSg PRISON CELL OCCUPYING I .«3 STAG^ 
AT Ro PRISON SUPPOSED TO Bt OFF R> WHILfe 
AT BACK A PERSPECTIVE DROP •» A BEAUTIFUL 
CHINESE VIEW, SHOWING TEA-FIELDS, PA G ODAS. 
ETC* AT RISE OF CURTAIN RALPH PENWICK |3 
DISCOVERED HALF RECLINING ON COUCH WITH 
CHAIN ROUND ANKLg FASTENED TO WALL CHAIN 
ABOUT SIX FEET LONG, SEVERAL CHINAMEN AftC 
AROUND HIK! JABBERING, AND 3EEWINGLY MUCH 
EXCITED* FU CHOW, SECmS TO Bit MORE EXCI- 
TED THAN THE OTHERS* 

CHINAMEN* 



LING chih! ling chihI 



RENWI CK» 



I RAISING /> LITTLE • WHAT ARE THK DEVILS SAYING? I WISH REYNOLDS 
WAS HCRE* HE UNDERSTANDS THE HEATHKNS* JABBER I NGS, AND COULD INFORM 
MC HOW LONG I AM DOOMED TO REMAIN IN THIS CURSED HOLE, 

! REYNOLDS tNTtRS L« U> it, ATTENDED BY SEV» 
CRAL CHINAMEN - KEEPERS - THEY APPRAOCH 
0UT8IDC DOOR OF PRIS ON AND C OMMENCE TO UN- 
LOCK IT* PENWICK HEARS THEM I 



HERE COMES A FRESH LOT OF THE FIENDS TO INFLICT SOME NEW PUNISHMENT, 
DAMN THEM J 

I DOOR OPENS AND REYNOLDS ENTERS- PENWICK. 

SEtS HIM AND EXPRESSES GREAT JOY| 
OH, MY DEAR CHARLIE^ 

REYNOLDS, 
I GOING TO HIM- WHY PENWICK I Dl DN* T EXPECT TO FIND YOU IN SUCH A 



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PLACE ON MY RETURN, I F I HAD I WOULD HAVE FORGONE THE SKETCHING EX- 
PEO!TIDN, BUT TELL ME, WHAT* 3 UR? THE WHOLE POPULACE SEKMS TO B^ 
IN GREAT EXCITEMENT* 

RtWWI CK:» 
what's up? WHY THC DEUCE IS TO RAYJ THE NEXT MORNING AFTER YOU LEFT 
I WAS ARRE3TE0, TAKEN BEFORE THE MAMDARIN, AND FOR TWO DAY3 HAVE LAIN 

IN THIS PRISON INFLICTED WITH TORTtJRES, AND HALF STARVED,-^ CURSE 
THCmI WHEN I GET OUT, I • LL MAKE EVERY MOTHER'S SON OF THEM PAY FOR 
ITe 

REYNOLDSj 
BUT TELL ME,— THE CAUSE OF YOUR ARREST? 

BENWr CK» 
HANG ME, IF I CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND IT MYSELF, YOU REMEMBER THE LAST 
FEAST DAY, WHEN WE PAID A VISIT TO THE TEMPLE, AND SAW THOUSANDS OF 
THE COPPER SKIWNED WRETCHES BURNING JOSS STICKS, AND I THOUGHT THE 
DRUM OF MY EAR WOULD GIVE WAY FROM THE INFERNAL NOISES MADE BY THEIR 
DRUMS AND BELLS* YOU REMEMBER I CONFESSED TO dE CONVERTED TO THEIR 
RELIGION AMD A DEVOTEE OF THEIR GOD " AY-iTWM-FOO" OR TOM FOOL, OR 
SOME SUCH NAME, WELL IT WAS THAT VISIT THAT PUT ME IN THIS CELL» 

REYNOLDS * 
HOW 30? 

BENWI CK, 
AFTER I EXPENDED A FEW POUNDS IN JOSS-STICKS AND OTHER JIM-CRACKS WC 
• CAME TO THE SANCTUM 'SANCTORUM |N WHICH THE PIPPIN-FACED 55COUNDRELS 
KEEP THE SACRED ' IrHAY-LE, OR BLESSED RELIC OF BUDDHA," AND IF YOU 
REMEMBER, I BRIBED THE OLD SHRIVELED UP PRIEST IN CHARGE, WITH FIVE 
POUNDS FOR A SIGHT OF THIS WONDERFUL SHAY -LE. AND WHEN I SAW IT WAS 
NO MORE THAN A ROOMD CRYSTAL OF GLASS, | FELT | WAS SWINDLED, AND TO 
GET EVEN WITH THE OLD HYPOCRITE I POCKETED THE INFERNAL THING WHILC 
HE WAS KNEELING BEFORE A PUTTY FACED GODs 

REYNOLDS * 
•SHOWING MUCH ALARM! MY GOdI MAN, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE DONE? 

WENWI CK-i 

I KNOW I've got into this dirty prison by it, and suppose i am doomed 

TO STAY here A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS UNTIL |IN JOKING MANNER; THE 



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GREAT SIN I HAVE COMMITTED 19 ATONED FOR. LET MC GET OUT ONCE AND 
I'LL MAf<E THAT GRINNING FU CHOW YOUNOER PAY FOR IT, THE MONKEY 

FACED SCOUNDREL INFORMED ON ME. 

I ALL DURING 3CENE FU CHQW HAS BEEN EYEING 
HIM imiTH FIERCE LOOK — LOOK OF SATISFACTION 

REYNOLDS. 
THE ERR9R rO(J' HAVE COMNtlTTED, MY POOR MAN, 19 NOT PUNISHABLE BY 
IMPRISONMENT, BUT BY DEATH. 

RENWI CK. 
nonsense; MAN, THE SCOUNDRELS KNOW BETTER THAN TO CONDEMN A BRITISH 
SUBJECT TO DEATH FOR A MERC OFFENCE* 

RCYN0LO9. 
IT*3 NOT AN OFFENCE, BUT A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY THE MOST HORRIBLE 
DEATH, WHICH MAY BE BUT A FEW HOURS HENCE. OH, WHY DID YOU TAKE 

THE 3HAY -j, E | JSHOWING ALARM. } 

RENWICK t. 
ignOWiNG AMGER AND IMPATIENCE.: YOU JEST WITH ME* 

REYNOLDS. 



GOD FO'RBID THAT I SHOULD JEST WITH A CONDEMNED MAN. BUT THERE'S 

NO TIME FOR ARGUMENT. I MUST SAVE YOU IF IT'S POSSIBLE. HERE ro 

CHOW] IFU CHOW GOttS CLOSER— THEY TALK IN WHIS- 

PZ^^a. SPEECH FOR RENWICK.I 

REYNOLDS. 
tSTASGERS. I GOOD HEAVENSj 

BECOMING ALARMED. } WHAT'S THE MATTER, REYNOLDS? TELL ME FOR 

HEAVEN'S SAKtJ 

REYNOLDS * 
CAN YOU Btm r& HEAR THE TfUTH? HAVE. I THE STRENGTH TO TELL IT? 

RENWICK . 
;FRIGHTEnED and IMPATIENT.; TELL IT — SPEAK, MAN, SPEAKI 

REYNOLDS . 
IFAI.TSRINGJ WELL THEN--- PJ CHOW TELLS ME 



RENWI CK« 
• lAIPATIEIMTLYj WELL, GO OIM. 

REYNOLDS. 



THAT YOU ARE CONDEMNED TO BE PUNISHED BY THE LING CHIH» 

RENWI CK 

I QUI ckly: what' s that? 

REYNOLDS* 
I TURNING AWAY A3 IF TO GATHER STRENGTH ; TO BE LITERALLY CUT INTO 
TEN THOUSAND PIECES* 

RENWI CK. 



OH HEAVENSi J STAGGERS AND FALLS BACK !» 



REYNOLDS. 



I GOING TO HIM I UNFORTUNATE MAN, WHY DID YOU DO THIS? j A9|Dg 
AND IN THREE HOURS HE WILL BE LED TO HIS FATE. OH GOD HELP ME* 
MUST SAVE HIM* 

RENWICK. 



: RECOVERED SOMEWHAT I I SEE IT IS TOO TRUE; BUT HOW SOON? HOW 
SOON? 

REYNOLDS* 
I NOISES HEARD WITHOUT I IN THREE HOURS* DO YOU HEAR THOSE SOUNDS? 
IT IS THE POST TO WHICH YOUI WILL BE TIED, AND THEN-—- I CAN* T TELL 
YOU* 

RENWICK. 



I SUDDENLY BRIGHTENING A3 I F A NEW HOPE 

STRUCK H|M-.» QUICKLY} 

BUT I HAVE MONEY-— CAN* T WE BRIBE THE HEATHENS I ' LL GIVE TWENTY 

THOUSAND POUNDS FOR MY RELEASE ; SEM| FRANTIC ; FOR HEAVEN* 3 SAKE 
HELP ME REYNOLDS-— HELP ME, YOUR UNFORTUNATE FRfENO* 

REYNOLDS* 
I SEe NO OTHER CHANCE-— | HAVE AN IDEA— A SUBSTITUTE. THERE ARE 
MANY OF THE IGNORANT WRETCHES THAT WOULD SELL THEIR LIVES FOR FIFTY 
POUNDS AND BE PROUD OF THE BARGAIN, AND WE CAN BRIBE THE JAILERS WITH 



ANOTHER FIFTY TO SHUT THEIR EYES TO THE DECEPTIONS 

REWVt CK« 
BUT WHY NOT BRIBE THE JAILERS FOR MY ESCAPE WITHOUT A SUBSTITUTE? 

RETN0LD3 . 
MY POOR FRIEND, YOU DON* T KNOW THE ENORMITY OF YOUR CRIME* FU CHOW 
TELLS ME THE POPULACE FOR MILES ROUND ARE IN SUCH AN EXCITED STATE 
THAT IF HUMAN BLOOD WAS NOT SHED, THEY WOULD MOB THE JAILERS, AND 
EVEN THE MANDARIN WHO CONVICTED YOU* 

RENWf CKt 



THEN GO FOR A SUBSTI TUTS— — OH MISERABLE MAN THAT I AM. 

REYNOLDS9 
BEAR UP MY FRIEND, WE MUST KEEP COOL AND CLEAR HEADS. THERE* S NOT A 
MOMENT TO SPARE* COME, FU CHOW, WE MUST SAVE HIM» ; STARTS TO GO D. L. 

RENWICK* 



yes: save MEI OFFER TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS* IF THAT WON* T DO, 
DOUBLE IT. I AM RICH, AND WILL GIVE ALL I AM WORTH RATHER THAN MEET 
SUCH A FATE* 

REYNOLDS. 
; ASSURING TONE ; CHEER UP, WE'LL SAVE YOU YET. ; EXEUNT D, L^ ; 

REN'VICK* 
; 30LU3.; YES, I MUST BE SAVED. ; SLOWLY - CUT TO PIECES 3Y THE BAR- 
BARIANS-- UGhI ; SHUDDERS ; Nol I WILL KILL MYSELF FIRST* IF I 
can't CHEAT THE WRETCHES ONE WAY, I WILL ANOTHER. j ASSURING HIMSELF- 
PSHAwI what's the need OF BEING ALARMED* WHY TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS 
WILL BUY THE WHOLE NATION* WHAT A FOOL I WAS ANYWAY TO TRAVEL SO FAR 
NORTH IN THIS CURSED EMPIRE, THEN A GREATER FOOL STILL, TO KEEP THAT 

FU CHOW IN MY EMPLOY AFTER I INSULTED HIS DAUGHTER HANG IT, HOW 

DID I KNOW SHE WAS HIS DAUGHTER—— REYNOLDS DEFENDED HER TOO. HE IS 
ALWAYS TAKING THE HEATHENS* PART. HE* 3 A SOFT HEARTED FELLOW* AT 
ANY RATE FU CHOW WORSHIPS HIM JUST A3 MUCH AS HE HATES ME, AND REY- 
NOLDS MAY PERSUADE Ml M TO HELP ME OUT OF THJS SCRAPE. CHEER UP 

RENWI CUf, YOU ARE SAF^I YOU WILL YET BRiCATHE THE ENGLISH AIR- BUT 

DAMN IT, ONLY THREE HOURS ; SHUDDERS AGAIN ; OH, REYNOLDS, SAVE ME, 
YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE, AND HEAVEN KNOWS, MY BEST FRIEND. WHAT WOULD 







I GIVE TO BE FRECE'd, THIS CHAIN LOOSE, AND MY REVOLVERS, i'd MAKE THE 
HEATHENS HOWL, OH WHY DID I TAKE THE 3HAY-LE — WHY DID I, WHY DID lo 

; LAYS OVER AND MOANS IN PAIN AND ANGUISH 
REYUOLDS EMTER3 L« WITH FU CHO'.V TALKING 
TOGETHER IN LO'V T0NE3. ; 

REYNOLDSt 

: SOLUS— ^ WITHOUT CELL • ALAS, POOR RENWICK NOTHING CAM BE DOME 

IM LESS THAN THREE HOURS YOG WILL PAY THE PENALTY OF YOUR FOOLISHNESS* 

HOW CAN I TELL HIM THE WORST; BUT BETTER THAN GIVE HIM FALSE HOPE 

SO HEAVEN HELP ME« 

; JAILER OPENS D. L» REYNOLDS FEES H1M- - 



REN. 7 I GK» 
; RISfNG AS D« OPENS — ■ QUICKLY; WHAT IS IT REYNOLDS,* SPEA\'i TtLL 
me! my GCC, don't stand THEf'.E TREIv'.BLI NG« OUT WITH IT, I AM A MAN, 
SPEAkJ SPEAKi 

REYNOLDS* 
ALAS, MY POOR FRIEND, NOTi^'IriG CAM BE DONE. 

REM''. I CK> 
MY GOP J 

• STAGGERS AND 3H0^-'3 WORST OF i.ii^MT.'.L .vGQNY: 

REYNOLDS4 ' 

I SAW THE MANDARIN WHO WOULDN'T LISTEN TO MV PLEADINGS OR OFFERINGS OF 
MONEY. THtN I PROPOSED A SUBSTITUTE TO WHICH HE WAS MOAE FAVORABLY 
INCLINED, BUT ALAS, WHERE TO rT.OCURE A SUBSTITUTE; FOR HE INFORMED 
ME IN THE W03T EUPHATI C LANGUAGE THAT HE HAD TO BE AN ENGL I SHI/iANj 
THAT THE -^HtLt PROVINCE IS IN SUCH A STATE THEY WOULD NOT STAND THE 
DECEPTION OF A CHINAMAN; BUT WHERE TO GET AN EWGL I c.HMAINI, THE.iE's NOT 
ONE BESIDES OURSELVES WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED MILES. 

REN'VI CKt 
I |^' DESPAIR } OH HEAVEN HAVE ;/eRCY, WHAT WILL I HO? I 3 THERE NO 
HOPE? 

REYNOLDS , 
ALAS, NOT THE LEAST* THEY WILL NOT EVEN LENGTHEN THE Tl VE TO THE 



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EXr-CUTION. THE PRISON '.'/ALLS *VOULD B£ |M DANGER IF IT '.VA3 DELAYED A 
MOMENT. 

■: CETER^;|M£n tone : then i sivear before god the wretches shall be 

D| bAPPOINTED* 



what do you mean? 



REYNOLDS* 



RENWI CKt 



THAT THEY TAKE ME FROM THIS CELL A DEAD MAN, 

REYNOLDS* 



OH, HORHORSj 



RENWI CK» 



YES, RATHER THAN SUFFER THE TOf^.TURES OF THE LING CHIH AND GRATIFY THE 
Fir.MDS, I WILL POISON MYSELF, SO QUICK", aUNi TO THE BOAT, IN MY Df:3K 
YOU MLL FIND A BOTTLE OF LAUDANUM, BRINfG IT, AND YOL ;VI LL DO RALPH 
SENVVICK THE GREATEST SERVICE YOU CAN BEFORE HIS DEATH, GO I Gol OR 
I WILL GO WAD* 



BUT MY POOR FRIEND 



REYNOLDS. 



RENWI CK. 



GO I I TELL YOU, GOl IF YOU WOULD DO THE DYING A FAVOR. 



I WILL. 



AM I GOING MAD J 



REYNOLDS . 

; STARTS TO GO. GETS TO D. L. TURNS, SEES 
THE TREMBLING RENWI CK— 3TAGGEa3. PUTS 
HI 3 HAND TO HEAD. ; 

STAGGERS OUT OF P. L» FU CHO'.V FQLLO'-'S HI r! 
FUCKO"; GOES UP :iTAGE AND JUIMU CH I .-■iAMtlN 

WHO ARE PUTTING POST IN GROUND P.EYrfQL PS 

DQ'.'.'N PRETTY IVELL — PUTS HAMD TO FOREHEAD 
AS IF TO colli; CT THOUGHTS — RENWI CK HEARD 
MOANI NG. : 



ReVNOLDS* 



EVERY MOAN I a LIKE A THRUST WITH A DAGGER AND IM THREE H0UR3 

; SHUDDERS AND LOOKS iM Aa:.T.v AC TED MANMFR : WHAT fS IT THAT FLASHES 
THROUGH MY MIND WHY SHOULD HE DIE; HE 30 RICH, POWERFUL AWC SUC- 
CESSFUL CUT OFF IM THE PRIME OF LIFE. I t' S TERRI BLEJ WHY IVASN* T IT 
I THAT COMMITTED THE ACT. I WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ACCOUMTED A WORTH- 
LESS ao.5; A LAZY ARTIST, WHO FOR FORTY YEARS HAVE LIVED ON VISIONS; 
AND FOR THE PAST EIGHTEEN YEARS SCARCELY ABLE TO SUPPORT A WIFE AND 
CHILD. EVEN THEY WOULD NOT MISS ME; FOR WHAT HAVE I DONE TOWARDS 
THEIR SUPPORT, NOTHING A3 COMPARED TO WHAT OT^HEfiS HAVE DONE; YET GOD 
KNOWS I LOVE THEM, AMD HAVE DONE MY BEST. EVERY HOPE AMD BRIGHT 
VISION OF MY LIFE HAS FAILED* EVEN NOW THE LITTLE MONEY I MANAGED TO 
SEND HOME DERIVED FROM A SMALL SALARY A3 TRAVELING COMPANION WILL BE 
CUT OFF, FOR HE WILL NO LONGER NEED ME. 

! TAKES PICTURES FROM POCKET LOOKS AT THEM 
IN SAD TONE ' 
MY DEAR, DEAR NELLIE, SHE WHO I HAVE NOT SEEN FOR YEARS, AND HERE MY 
POOR WIFE. ; REFERRI NG TO ANOTHER i OH WOULD THAT I WERE RICH THAT 

» COULD MAKE YOU A LADY : REFERRI^tG TO FIRST PICTURE ; WHY 

TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS |3 RICH, AND AND AND TWENTY THOUSAND 

POUNDS IS WITHIN MY REACH. RALPH RENW I CK IS CONDEMNED TO DIE AND 
WOULD GIVE THAT SUM FOR A SUBSTITUTE. WHY SHOULD I NOT DIE FOR HIM 
AND MY NELLIE AND POOR WIFE? WHY SHOULD I LIVE AND KEEP THEM MISER- 
ABLE, WHEN I CAN DIE AND MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE. TO LIVE IS PAI M TO 

ME. HOW WEARY IS THIS WORLD TO THE UNFORTUNATE WKAT HAPPINESS 

IN THE NEXT WORLD. I AM RESOLVED RALPH RENWICK SHALL WOT DIE. 

; HE TURN:S and SEES CHINAMEN UP STAGE L. 
FIXING A POST ABOUT EIGHT FEET LONG |M THE 
GROUND DRIVING ITlM*WITH MALLETS, HE" 
WALKS TO THEM. • 
I SUPPOSE THIS IS THE PLACE FOR THE EXECUTION, I WILL ASCERTAIN. 

j TALKS WITH ONE OF THEM, THEW COMES DOWN 
SORROWFULLY^ • 



AH, THE POOR IGNORANT WRETCHES ARE HA! PY AND REJOICE IN THE COMING 
EVENT. HE SAID, * ' YES, AND THIS |S THE POST FOR THE L|NG CHIH. THESr 
WILL BE HALF THE PROVINCE COME TO SEE IT, BUT THERE WILL BE EVER 
3. GOOD A VIEW FOR YOUR HONORABLE W0R3HI P FROM THE ROOF OF THE 
JAIL YONDER." LITTLE DID HE THINK THAT I WILL BE CUT TO "-lECES 

AT THAT post; BUT COME, COURAGeJ COURAGE! FU CHOW] 

• FU CHOW COMES DOWN THEY TALK ENTER 

CELL TfiGETHER. FU CHOW EXITS D. R. ? 



YO'jl VetJ.1 REYNOLDS? ARE YOU MAD? 

REYN0LD3. 
NO, ALTHOUGH THINGS HAVE GONE WITH ME ALMOST f LL ENOUGH TO DRIVE ME 
MAD« TO ME, LIFE HAS LONG BEEN VALUETLESS, EXCEPT FOR A HOPE THAT 
DRAWS NO NEARER TO ITS FULFILLMENT. I HAD WISHED TO SEE MY DEAR 
DAUGHTER BEFORE YOUTH AND BEAUTY HAD PASSED A'VAY; BUT IF I DIG FOR 
YOU, I MUST BE CONTENT TO FEEL THAT IN SO DOING I PURCHASE FoH HER 
EASE AND COMFORT. I OWE. HER MOTHER ALSO REPARATION* THE TWENTY 
THO'JSA^fD POUNDS — - YOU SPOKE JUST NOW OF FORTY THOUSAND—-. BUT THE 
F| ^3T :>UM WILL SUFFICE, WILL BE GIVEN YOUR FRIEMD, A CHANGE "M TH WHICH 
YOU WILL NOT BE INCLINED TO QUARREL. SOME MORE MONEY ,VI LL BE NECESS- 
ARY TO INDUCE THE AUTHORITIES TO CONSENT TO THE SUBSTITUTION. WC 
ARE LIKE ENOUGH—- BOTH BEJMG ENGLISHMEN TO PASS FOR ONE ANOTHER ON 
THE SCAFFOLD, FOR IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR ME TO GO THITHER AND BE 
MADE A SHOW OF. I HAVE S£NT FU CHOW TO DEAL WITH THE JAILERS. THEY 
WILL BE HERE IN A MOVENT. LISTEnI THEY ARE PUTTING THE POST IN 
THE GROUND TO WHICH I SHALL BE TIED BEFORE THE TORMENT. 

RENWI CK . 
I can't PERMIT IT. WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT HOME WHEN THEY COME TO HEAR 
THAT I LET YOU DIE FOR ME. 

REYNOLDS. 



THEY MUST NEVER KNOW IT, FOR I MUST FORFEIT THE LAST POOR PRIVILEGE 
OF WRITING ONE LINE OF FAREWELL—- FOR A LIE I CANNOT WRITE. YOU 
MUST EXPLAIN IT ALL — WHAT WAY YOU PLEASE. 

RENPICK. - * 



SOMEHO.V THIS SEEMS LIKE A BASE ACT. 

REYNOLDS , 
IT 13 NOT A BASE ACT, IF I WISH IT. IF I HAD RATHER DIE AND MAKE MY 
WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAPPY THAN LIVE AND KNC.V THEM TO BE POOR AND IN WANT_, 
IT 13 A VOLUNTARY ACT ON MY PART. IT IS NOT AS IF YOU ASKED MC TO 
MAKE THE BARGAIN. 

RENWI CK. 
that's TRUE. 

REYNOLDS . 
OF COURSE THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE, I HAVE LOOKED AT THE MATTER 



THE GOTTLEI GIVE I T ME QUICK-! 

REYN0LD3» 
NOT YET, RENWICK, THERE'S TIME ENOUGH. 

RENW I CK* 



LrT ME HAVE IT. EVEN THEN IT WILL BE HARD TO DIE LIKE A DOG AMD 
TWENTY TIMES WORSE THAN A DOG AT THE HANDS OF THESE IDIOTS. I T* 3 
ST^^ANGE THAT THE SCOUNDRELS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BOUGHT WITH TWENTY 
THOUSAND POUNDS. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SUCH A SUM WOULD HAVE IN- 
DUCED TWANGHI HIMSELF TO TAKE MY PLACE. 

REYNOLDS. 
IT VOULD BE EASY ENOUGH TO BRIBE THESE MEN ALL ROUMD AND OF COURSE TO 
FIND A substitute; but AS I GAVE YOU TO UNDERSTA^iD, NO CHINAMAN 
COULD CARRY OUT THE DECEPTION. THE TRICK WOULD BE DISCOVERED AT 
ONCE, AND ALL WHO CONNIVED AT IT PUNISHED. 

RENWI CK. 
SOONER THAN LOSE MY LIFE I WOULD PAY FORTY THOUSAND POUWDS. THINK OF 
WHAT SUCH A FORTUNE WOULD BE IN ENGLAND-- HOW MUCH MORE THEN IN 
CHINA*. 

REYNOLDS. 
NO MONEY WOULD DO IT, UNLESS SOME EUROPEAN COULD BE INDUCED TO DIE 

fo:h you. 

RENWICK. „ 



: STOLIDLY ; THAT I S AS MUCH AS TO SAf, YOU ARE A OEAD MAN. 

REYNOLDS. 
NOT OUITE, I KNOW ONE ENGLISHMAN WHO WOULD NOT SHRINK — AT LEAST 
I THINK SO— FROM SUCH A SACRIFICE WITH SUCH A PRIZE IN VIEW. 

RENW I CK. 
WHAT MATTERS IT, SINCE HE IS NOT HERE. 

REYNOLDS-i 



HE IS HERE RENWICK, HE STANDS BEFORE YOU. 



ALL ROUND AND AM NOT ACTI P^G ON THE IMPULSE* TELL THf^Vt THAT THf;Y 
THREW ME IN PRISON ANC OUT OFF ALL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US; THAT I 
WAS ALLOWED NO '.7RITING MATERIALS AND COULD NEITHER OOMMUMICATE MOR 
MAKE A ".VI LL; BUT THAT I LrFT TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS, : HIS VOICE 
BREAKS DO'Vf^ FOR THE FIRST TIME.; 

RENWI CK» 



3UT MY DEAR CHARLIE HOW 13 YCL'R POSSESSION- OF 30 MUCH MOMICY TO BE 
ACCOUNTED FOR? 

REYNOLDS. 



I HAV;^ THOUGHT OF THAT ; BUT YOU HAVE A BETTER HEAD THAW :,1 I ME FOR 
INVENTION. SAY I MAPE SOME FORTUNATE INVESTMENT IN OPIUM, OON* T SAY 
I WON IT ON THE TURF IF YOU CAN HELP IT; IT WILL HAVE 3EEN1 GAINED 
H0NE3TLY ENOUGH, HEAVEN KM0,V3, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE BIBLE AaoUT 
DYING FOR ONES FRIEMD * * YET FOR A GOOD MAN SOI!E WOULD EVEN OARE TO 
DIE*' I THINK I - RUNS j SMILING ; I AM NOT QUITE SU.^E ABOUT THE AP- 
PLlCATONa ~ 

RENWI c^:. 
WELL, IT don't MUCH MATTER A3 TO WHETHER I AM A GOOD MAM CHARLIE, 
YOU ARE MOT DYING FOR ME, YO'J SEE, BUT FOR MY MONEY* 

REYNOLDS. 



; IN DISGUSTED MANNER ; NO DOUBT THAT IS ONE WAY OF PUTTING IT. 

RENWI CK » 
I AU NOT UNDERRATING THE SERVICE YOU PROPOSE TO DO FOR ME* IF YOU 
ARE SAYIMG TO YOURSELF THAT I WOULD NOT DO AS MUCH FOR YOU, IF CUR 
POSITIONS WERE REVERSED, YOU ARE QUITE RIGHT. STILL, TO A POOH MAN, - 
THAT IS, TO A 'mAN WHO's FAMILY 13 POOR, TWENTY' THOUSAND POUNDS IS A 
GREAT HEAP OF MONEY. 

REYNQLOa. 
; SCORNFULLY ; NO DOUBT* ONE f.i I GHT SAY THAT IT IS A GOOD DEAL MORE 
THAN SO'^E PEOPLES LIVES ARE WORTH. 

RENWI Ct< . 
THAT SARCASM CUTS BOTH 'WAYS. BUT COME, DON* T LET* 3 QUARREL. fF 
YOUR OFF~R I') genuine: | ACCEPT IT ANT THERE* 3 AN END. 



REYM0LOr« 
MY OFFER 13 GE^MUIMC AND A3 '.VE HAVE U'JT LITTLE TIME \'l~ HAD 3=:TT?:: 
ACT. 



HERE, FU CHOVl 



?FU CHOW EMT'T^v^i Do R. ; 
I THIY TALK TOGiCTHH^ AGtPE > 



THE GRINIMING SMEA6C IS TALSCIMG OF MS» 

• FU chow's eyes glist^m while he makes 

GESTURtS AT REMWICK ; 
I WI3H I HAD Hl.'i IN MY PO':VER FOR FIVE MINUTES, I WOULO ;..,.KE HfM REPEMJ 
WHAT L'C^S HE 3 AY? 

REYM0LD3* 
HI 3 HATRED TO.VARDS YO'J 12 GREAT, AND HE REFUS.tS TO KEEP 3 I LENT Ui!LEG3 
YO'J PAY HIM V.'ELL. 

REMv/r c:-:» 



HOW MUCH DOES THE HEATHEN- WAMT? 

REYNOLDS^ 
FIVE HUNDRED POUMOS. 

REN'.V I CK 

THE THIEF.* 

REY-:0LD3« 
I CAN 3EE MO OTHER '.VAY THAtt TO PAY HIM, EVEN THEN HE REFU3E3 TC A C- 
CO-IPANY YOU, HIS HATRED IS TOO GREAT* 

REN\'>I CKa 
I don't want TH£ SCOUNDREL, IF HE DID GO IT 'VOULO BE A SORRY JOB FOR 

HI Ma 

; ENTER KEEPERS BY D« R* ; 

REYNOLDS. 



HERE ARE THE KEEPERS— PAY THEM A HUNDRED P0UMD3 EACH, THEV 3E OFF 
BEFORE I T' ri TOO LATE* 



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RENWICKa 
NOT A CEIMIT SHALL THE THIEVES HAVE UNTfL I AM A SAFE DISTANCE FROW 
HERE* I WOULD NOT TRUST THEM. 

REyWOLDS* 
PAY THEM, AND THEY WILL FULFILL THEIR PART* I H^VE MOFJE FAITH IM THEM 
THAN YOU HAVE. 

.REN'7I CK> 
JUST AS rO'J SAY* 

; PRODUCING A LEATHER PURSE TAKING OUT 

MONEV AND HANDING TO KEEPgRSa » 
HERE TAKE IT YOU l«URD£«;l NS tH I EVES, AND HERE YOU GRINNING APE : TO 
FUCHQIV : IS YOURS, MAY YOU ROT BEFORE YOU CAN USE IT* 

; FU CHOW TAKES MONEY WITH GRI N OF PLEAS- 

URE AND HATRED. ; 



REYNOLDS. 
NO'// ONE VVO'=lD M3RE REMWICK, BEF(CPRE I'/E PART FOREVTR* YOU KNOW MY WILL, 
IT RESTS WITH YOU TO SEE THAT ITS CONDITIONS ARE MADE EFFECTUAL. I 
PUT MY CONFIDENCE IN YOU, BEING PERSUADED THAT YOU WILL NOT WROn^G A 
DYING MAN. 

REN'VI OK. 
A ;^AN WHO IS TYING IN M'f STEAD, NEVErI 

REYNOLDS, 

I NEED ADD NOTHING MORE THEN, ON THAT HEAD. TELL HER TELL NELLIE 

THAT MY LAST THOUGHTS WERE OF HER AND HER DEAR MOTHER. ' 

RENWI CK . 
YES. 

REYNOLDS. 
STAY A MOMENT, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE. I HAVE FANCIED OF LATE FROM 

SOMETHING IN HER LETTERS,-- NOTHING DISTINCT, 3UT TO ME WHO HAVE 

STUDIED THEM WELL, THERE SEEMS A STRAIN OF TENDERNESS IN RELATION TO 
YOUR SON RAYMOND. UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD NEVER HAVE 
BORNE FRUIT. I DON* T BLAME YOU, I T* 3 YOUR NATURE TO EXAGGERATE THE 
CLAIMS OF wealth; I SAY, HAD NELLIE BEEN POOR I KNOW THIS WOULD HAVE 
BEEN OUT OF THE OUESTIPM; BUT MOW SINCE SHE IS RICH, AT YOUR EXPENSE 



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YO!J WfLL SAY, BUT SURELY ALSO AT MIME, THERC NESD BE NO SUCH OBJECTrOy 

IF THE YOUNG PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER, GRANT MY DYING REQUEST, L'T THEM 

MARRY. 

: ALL DURING THtS SPEECH A SCOWL OF DIS- 

I ' 

CONTENT 13 SEt:M ON RgM/ZICKS FACE, HE 

SEEM3 TO HESITATE IN HIS REPLY.; 

REN'.VICK 
r 'VI LL BE NO OBSTACLE TO RAYMOND'S VIEWS AS TO YOUR DAUGHTER. THERE 
WILL AS YOU SAY BE NO GREAT INEQUALITY IN THE WAY OF MONEY BETWEEN 
THEM, SINCE AFTER THE CONSIDERABLE DIMINUATION IN MY FORTUNE — — HE 
CAN EXPECT BUT LITTLE FROM M^* 

♦ THE LATTER PART OF LAST SPEECH IS MADE 

IN A GRUDGING TONE—— REYNOLDS NOTICE j IT 

AND IS PAINED. ; 

REYNOLDS, 



let's cut THIS SHORT. THERE'S NOTHING MORE OF IMPORTAMCE TO BE 3AI D, 
AND SUCH TALK? 13 PAINFUL TO BOTH OF US. THE BOAT AND THE fwlEN ARE 
READY. THERE IS A SEDAN AT THE DOOR SO THAT YOU CAN GO ON BOARD UW- 

SEEtsU THE JAILER WILL SEE TWANGHI WHO V/ILL GIVE 0HDER3 FOR MY 

THAT IS-— FOR YOUR RETURN TO SHANGHAI IMMEDfATELT. COIJE, GOOD 3YE I 



: REACHES 


OUT HIS HAND AD TEARS COME TO 


HIS EYES, 


REM''V|CK IS ALSO SOFTENED 3Y 



THIS SCENE. ; 

GOOD 3YE REYNOLDS, ; A9 THEY CLASP HANDS REYNOLDS SPEAKS. I 

REYNiQLDS. 



YOU 'VI LL REMEMBEH ALL THAT I HAVE CHARGED YOU. WITH? 

RENWICK. 
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I SHOULD FOaGET IT. 

REYNOLDS. 

SAY -^O^.TThf IG KIND FOR ME TO MY .VIFE, AND— AND— TELL DEAR NELLIE 

HOW I LOVeo HER. 

; THRO'.VS HIMSELF ON COUCH OVE '.COWE, t/ArCES 
3IC.N TO tfAILERS AND REN'.Vl CK TO LEAVE HIM. 



I 'r 



KEePCRS TAKE OFFCHAIM AND PUT FT 



ON 



ReYN0LQ3, THEY LE AD REIMv l ntr TO 3. Ft. Aft 
HE GET3 TO D, HE TURM J /uviD 0E:e3 REYNOLD^; 
PROSTRAT^: FORM AND SHurDERS^ ALL EXBUNT 
EXCEPT FU OHO'fl WHO 3TA.MLVi LOOKING AT TK^.l 
WrTH A PECULIAR GRIN. AFTER DQQR |3 CLOSED 
FU CHO'.V GLANCES HQUNJ QUICKLY WITH A LOOK 
OF SATISFACTION^^ SPEAKS Ao HE 3HAKZ3 MQM-. 
EY fh; HI 3 MAND3 — POINTING TO REYNOLDS.: 



F U C H W« 
ME 3AVEE HIM — - WHITE MAN 1 1 1 DALK HOLr;» 



; SHUDDER S AND POINTS R. INTERIOR qf PRISON. 
REYNOLDS APPARENTLY IS LAYING ON COUCH 
UNCONSCIOUS. FU CHQ» SHAKES PRISON DQQR 
R» AND I S LET OUT BY KEEPER. p A U S r 
THEN REYNOLDS STAGGERS TO HIS*!^.^-! .^VLLa 
OUT I.VATCH. : 



REYNOLDS^ 
ONE HOUR AND ALL WILL BE OVER : WORKMEN APg c.t,., hAMpZ-R- 



THAT UY Tf,/E 15 SHORTER. BUT COME REYNOLDS,' V5uR»e A MAN,BE3.DE'J I 
AM CYING ,N A GOOD CAUSt, BETTER THIS, THAN SUICIDE WHICH I HAVE 
OFTEN CONTEMPLATED. OH NELLIE, OH ,/V DEAR WIFE I HOPE YOJ "/ILL Bt 



'"'''''^ '*°"* i TAKES PICTURES OUT : LET ME GAZE ON YOU FOR THE LAST 
time:. it had been my hope to embrace you some day; to PRESS YOU 
BOTH TO MY LOVING HEART, BUT ALAS THAT WILL NEVER BE ON EARTH MAY 
GOD GRANT IT IN HEAVEN, COMC, TH/ S WILL NEVER 00, : PUTS PICTUR ES 
A1VA:LJ ' MUST HAVE A ;iTHONG HEART TO MEET THIS TERRIBLE fatE | WILL 
TALK TO FU CHOW.--- COME FU CHOW! ■ HEARIMG Nrv ..^SWSR L0O.CH ROUND : 
HAS HE DESERTED MEL? ALAS HIS GREED SATISFIED AND RENWICK'S GOLD III' 

M3 POCKETS I SUPPOSE HE HAS JOINED THE MOB TO .VI TNESS MY D-ATH 

POOR IGNORANT .VRETCH. BUT I WONT COMPLAIN, , T3 HIS NATURE, THE POOR 

SOUL KNOtS NO BETTER. NO, I AONT DIE COUPLA , NI NG OF A SINGLE MAN. 

■ '^"'■"^•^ H'^^R^ ^-T Ri r . } WHAT'S THATi ,S IT POSSIBLE THEY HAV.' COME 

BEFORE THE TIME WELL THEY SHALL SEE THAT I DIE LIKE A MAN. 

I BRACES UP R. D. OPENS FU CHOW ENTEP.S 
WITH KEEPERS. THEY HAVE A WHITE MAN IN 
CHARGS, A MISERABLE PALE LOOKING WRETCH 
WITH HAGGARD LOOKS. CLOTHES TORN AND SEEDY- 
BLAhD AND HAIR IN TANGLED MASS HANDC 



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RINIONeO IN TROMT IN SUCH A MMtWCR THAT K 
CAM RA|S e THEHI TO H|S CYe9« } 

WHI Tg-MAM> 
t IN AGONY j MY GOD, MSN, KILL MC. WHSRR AM I — OH MY EYESl MY 
EYESJ ;_UNDERGOrNG GREAT PAIN j KILL t»tl END MY SUFFERINGSl SEND 
ME TO HELL RATHER THAN STAY HERE ANOTHER MOMENT* 

KEEPERS^ 
LING CHIHJ LING CHIhI 

REYNOLDS . 
what's THIS FU CH0W2 

FU CH0W « 

: WITH GESTURES ; WHITCE MAN SAVEE YOU- — HE LING CHIH YOU 

GOEE LOOKEC I PAY j OFFERING MONEY TO KEEPERS i 

REYNOLDS 



: SCMI ASIDE ; I SEC, HE HAS PROCURED A SUBSTITUTE, — BUT NO,-- NO 
MAN SHALL SUFFER FOR ME. ♦ GOING TO ENGLISHMAN | I AM CONDEMNED TO 
DEATH, IN AN HOUR THEY WILL EXECUTE ME—- THEY HAVE BROUGHT YOU TO 
TAKE MY PLACE BUT I REFUSE THEIR OFFER* 

WHITE MAN* 
! IN 31' RP Rise 1 WHO ARE Y0u7 AN ENGLISHMAN TOO — YOUR VOICE IS 
MUSIC TO MY EARS* 

REYNOLDS* 
WHERE DID THEY BRING YOU FROM? 

WHITE MAN 
t EXCITEDLY ; FROM HELL, AYE WORSE THAN HELL! OH BEG THEM TO KILL 
MEl IF THEY WONT, YOU KILL ME— DO THE DYIWG A BLESSING— KILL MCl 



REYNOLDS^ 
G CLOSER : BE CALmI TELL ME 
DEATH? 



GOING CLOSER » BE CALmI TELL ME WHO ARE YOU? WHY DO YOU WISH 



WHITE MAN» 
THEY HAVE DRIVEN ME MAoJ WHO AM I ? I AM A MURDERER; YET HEAVEN 
KNOWS I HAVE SUFFERED FOR MY CRIME* FOR MONTHS HAVE I BEEN IN A HOLE 



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so DARK ;3HJD0eRS. ; THAT THE LIGHT ALMOST KILLS MCo HALF STARVED 
IN A DARK COLD DAMP DUNGEON LEAGUES BELOW THE EARTH AS IT SEEMED TO 
ME. I HAVE SUFFERED THE TORTURES OF THE DAMNED — LET THEM CND MY 
MISERY--- YOU SAY YOU ARE TO BE EXECUTED. I IMPLORE YOU, LET ME 
TAKE YOUR PLACE' DEATH WILL BE A PLEASURE. IF I HAD MY CHOICE 

BETWEEN LIBERTY AND DEATH, I WOULD CRY GIVE MC DEATH LIBERTY 

WOULD DO ME NO GOOD, THEY HAVE ROBBED ME OF REASON; THEY HAVE 
CVEK TAKEN MY BLOOD FROM MY VEINS. DO LET ME TAKE YOUR PLACE, 
POh;*T LET THEM TAKE ME BACK TO THE CURSED DUNGEON. 

REYNOLDS. 



HERE la A MAN MORE MISERABLE THAN I, THAT PREFERS MY PLACE TO HIS 
OWN-— THIb IS HORRIBLE. WHAT SHALL I DO WHY NOT GRANT HIS RE- 
QUEST AND I MAY YET SEE NELLIE BUT STAY, IS IT RIGHT— FU CHOWI 

^THEY TALK TOGETHER. WHILE WHITE MAN 

9PEAKS. ; 

WHITE MAN. 
I IMPATIENTLY. ; ANSWER MEi SAY YESi LET ME SEE YOUl ? TAKES 

HANDS FRQK^ EYES SHUDDERS WITH PA I N. » HORRORS i THE LIGHT KILLS 

ME — OH, END MY MISERY] WHAT AM I ? A ROBBER, A THIEF, AYE A MUR- 
DERER! I AM CONDEMNED TO D I C, WHY DO THEY TORTURE ME THJS— . WHY 
NOT END MY SUFFERINGS — WHY DON* T THEY GIVE ME A CHANCE TO KILL MY- 
SELF? no! HANDS PINICNED, AND CHAINED TO THE DAMP FLOOR OF THE 
DUNGEON, WHERE THE ONLY SOUNDS EVER HEARD WERE THE CLICKING OF THE 
DOOR, THEY EVEN DEPRIVE ME OF A CHANCE TO END MY OWN SUFFERINGS, 
jDEL IRIOUS; COME TO MEI YOUI THE ENGLISHMAN — WHERE IS HE? 

; REYNOLDS NOW CEASES TO TALK TO FU gHOW-- 

TURNS TO ENGL ISHI^AN. } 

REYNOLDS . 
BE CALM, MY POOR MAN, I KNOW ALL. YOU HAVE BEEN IN PRISON MONTHS 
IN THE ''DARK HOLE.'' YOU ARE CONDEMNED TO THE LING CHI H, THE SAME 
A3 MY3ELF, ALTl-IOUGH YOUR SErJTENCE IS A JUST ONE; MIKE IS NOT. YOUR 
CRIME WAS MURDER, MAY HEAVEN FORGIVE YOU. A FRIEND OF MINE, FU CHOW 
HAS tiRIBED THE JAILORS TO HAVE YOU SUFFER MY PUNISHMENT, YOU I M- 
PL0=;E me TO ACCEPT THE SITUATION | WITH A STRUGGLE} BUT STILL I MUST 
DECLINE. 

WHITE MAN. 
i IN PLEADING TONES; OH, DON* T SAY THAT, I BESEECH YOU RECONSIDER, 
MY SENTENCE IS A JUST ONE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BAD MAN. EVEr^ IF 



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LIBEHTY AWiy LIFE WERE AT HAND IT IKHLBLD BE A BLESSING TO SOCIETY TO 
HAVE ME KILLED, I BELIEVE YOU ATI I WiOCENT MAN, I AM TO OIE 

ANYWAY-- VCU ARE TO DIE— ACCEPT MY PROPOSITION, SAVE ONE LIFE AND 

END MY TORTURES. THEN YOU MAY HAVE A FAMILY— CHILDREN WHOM YOU 
DEARLY love; a LOVINC WIFE — - 

: THIS AFFECTS REYNOL DS TERRIBLY AND HE 
13 ON POINT OF STOPPING HIM, : 



I NEvert HAD I *A3 TOO B*D— ■ MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN ONE OF SIN. 
SAVE we! for if I DIE TO-DAY, I DIE REPENTINS; ANOTHER DAY IN THE 
DUNGEON, AMD I DIE CWRCjING MY OWN MAKER. 

REYNOLDS, 

I AFf-'ECTEO ; THT MAN SPEAKS TRyLY WE' RE BOTH CtJlNDEMNED — HE HAS 

m FRIi:!Va'3 0«» FAMILY; WHILE I I —i CAN'T W I THSSTAKD THE TEMP- 
TATION — I AM NOT «3 ST^O'NG AS I SUPP(9SED NELLIE, MY DEAR NEL- 
LIE, MY WIFE— I MUST SEE YOU, MY POOR MAN I ACCEPT YOl/R OFFER. 

i MAKES SIGN OF CONSENT TO FU CHOW, WHO 
G0E3 TO KEEPERS AND PAYS THEM MONEY, 
REYNOLDS LOOKS AT WaTGH. } 
NOT A MINUTE TO SPARE, IN TWENTY MINUTES THEIT WILL BE HERE -- L 1 3- 
TEn: they are CONGREGATING BY THOUSANDS, MY POOR FRIEND MY HEART 
BLEEDS FOR YOU, PRAY TO YOUR GOD FOR FORGIVENESS, IN A LITTLE 
WHILE ALL WILL BE OVER. 

; UAILER9 TAKE CHAIN OFF REYNOLDS ETC. 
CHINAMEN ARE GATHERING WITHOUT L« AND ARE 
NOISY, A GUARD WALKS UP AND DOWN KEEPING 
THE CROWD BAOK IN WINGS L« AND BACK PRISON 
R. THUS 1"~ """^ 



WHITE MAN . 

TH«NK HEAVEN F©R THAT | WITH SMILE OF PLEASURE : GIVE ME YOUR HAND 

I TAKES HArJO } NO, YOUR HAND IS NOT ENOUGH, LET ME EMBRACE YOU 

; EMBRACES REYNOLDS I I CAN* T SEE YOU, FOR THEY HAVE ROBBED ME OF 

«r SIGHT — GOOD BYE, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND FORGIVE ME, 

REYNOLDS . 

THERE, THE^Ei DON* T UNMAN ME — I CAN BEAR THIS NO LONGER COME 

FV CHO» YOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT, YOU WHO HAVE SAVED ME. YET 

HE MIJHT HAVE TOLO RENWICK OF THIS MAN* S PRESENCE IN THE PRISON 

NO, HIS HATRED WAS TOO GREAT. GOOD BYE MY POOR FELLOW, REPENT 
WHILE ITS >JOT TOO LATE AND MAY HEAVEN BE MERCIFUL, 

= EXIT WITH KEEPERS D, R« j 



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; s0lv3 ; now i am happy, even hell* 3 firc would be nothing to what 

I've endured hushI what arc those sounds* 

? chtnamen who have been satherfng outsid e 
now become noisy and impatient-- several 



BREAJt PAST GUARD AND SHAttE L. 0< 



OH THEY ARE COMING TO TAKE ME — « LET ME PRAY BEFORE | GO, THANK HEA- 
VEN A GOOD MOTHER TAUGHT WE HOW TO DO THAT* 

♦ HCNEELS AND TURIN'S HEAD HEAVENWARD — ■ 
CHINAMEN BECOME MORE EXCITED — .- HE NEVER 



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s I :< r,; jwTHS. 

AT RI3-: MR:j. REYr.'OLOS PlaCQVERED OEATED L, 



OF T,\jL.~. MR3. JOHrJLiOt; R. OF TAHLE. 



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AT <■' i ' o:.'.7 L. ARRA : ^; I : f"- FL0'.".'-R3. 



MR9. .J' 



WiJf! niT V.TI LA'TT rlCAR FROM CHll-^A? 

MRG. REY\'0LD3. 
SIX :,50.^JTH3 AGO. 

MR3. JOHNSON. 
LOR* 3LEGS 'IE, 30 LONG AGO AG THAT. WHERE WERE THEY THE': 

WHERE VVA3 IT, NELLIE? I CAm'T REMEMBER THE OMTLAf.'DlSH NAMES. 



NEL! I Z 



THE LCTTSB WAS FROM SHANGHAI. TKEY WERE JUST AQOUT TO START FOR 

THE [-.'ORTHERD rf'ART OF THE EMPIRE. PAPA WROTE THAT THEY EXPECTED TO 

HAVE A DELIGHTFUL T I .M E. IN A FEW MOIT*"; T:iEY WOULD BE I ^^ THE MOrjT 
UNCIVIL I ZID .^AST OF CHINA. 

MR.'-J. JOHNSON. 
OH MY, HOW IT MUST TROUBLE YOU, MRS. REYNOLDS, TO TH I P.k' THAT YOUR 
HJSRAM.T I"! H'lOrT. THCM rRt RARRARIANn. I'M SURE IT WOULD KILL ME. 



mrs. rey.v'olds . 
yes; a.vo tt thimk that he is with that rascal, ralph rcnwick — 
i can never forgive him for goi'^ ""'■^m him. 



MELL I €, 
: irj R;:^R0ACHRJL TONC. ; why MAfJIMA.' 

MR3. REYK'0LD3 . 

HUSH, MY DEAFl. YOU KNOW I NEVER LIKED H t '^, A! D FOR THAT NOtJE OF 

THE FAMILY THERE'S BAD BLOOD THERE I TELI. YOU. I NEVER LIKED THE 

LOOKti OF THE MAN, AND TOLD YOUR FATHER SO; BUT MO, HE MUST GO OFF 

WITW HIM, FIRST TO ONE COUNTRY AN'O THEN ANOTHER UNTIL NOW THEY'RE 
In china. he OUGHT TO BE HERE. WHAT DOES HE GET FOR IT? NOTHINGj 

WHY RALPH ^Er.'WICK IS TOO MEAN TO PAY HIM DECENTLY. YOUR FATHER 

ALLOWS EVERYBODY TO IMPOSE UPON HIM, I ALWAYS SAID HE WAS T'JO GOOD 
NATUHED. 

MRS. J OH r: 3 ON. 
you should do lijcc i do, mrs. revnolog. why, my husband wouldn't 
think of going even to london witholit my permission, let alone 
china; sut then some husbands are different, you know-- artists 
are different anyway. 

•nellie gives mrs. johnson a re proachf'jl 

LOOK. 

VlR'>. ^'■:'' tlLDS , 

that's so AND HERE ? T» 9 SIX MONTHS SINCE WE HEARD FROM HIM 

WHY, I DJN'T know WHAT I WOULD 00 IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LITTLE MONEY 
I HAV£ 3.1VED OF MY OWN; FOR HE SENDS BUT LITTLE. I CAM NEVER 

FORGIVE HIM FOR GOING ON THIS EXPEDITION. 

NELL I Z , 
W!HV, l\MVIA, YOU KNOW PAPA 13 SO VERY KIND AND DOES THE BEST HE CA."-;. 
EVE^• WHEN HE STARTED WITH MR. REf-.WICK HE THO'lGhiT IT WAS THE VERY 
BEST TH I [-13 TO DO. 

MRS. REYNOLDS . 
«S;);.', ->V iAT EXCI TED. : don't mention THAT NAI^E — I HATE IT.' I HATE 

THE LO.'KS OF THE MAN! 

NELL I E . 
;Rur!fll rv'L-: TO HER MOTHEKj ; NOW THERE, DEAR MAMMA, YOU SHOULD NOT 

GET ANGRY AT MR. RENWICK. PAPA WRITES ME THAT HE HAS BEEN VERY 

KINO TO HIM. I AM SURE IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE WE RECEIVE A LET- 
TER. YOU KNOW it's a LOfOG DISTANCE TO CHINA, I AM SURE WE WILL 
HEAR FROM HIM BY THE NEXT MAIL. ^;0W THERE, CHEER UP. ;>;lS3E3 HER} 



YE3 MY DEAR CHILD, I KNOW; BUT WHEN I THINK OF YOUR FATHER'S LONG 
Aa3ENCf:, AND HIS CONSTANT DANGER, IT MAKES ME FEEL 30 SAO. 



NELL I E, 



I !<:nfl, OEAR mamma; but papa is ENDEAVORING TO DO THE BEST; AND 
l»U 31JRE WE OUGHT NOT TO COMPLAIN, BUT THERE, LET*S DROP THE MAT- 

TEH. I MUST SEE TO MY BIRDS. ;!< ISSES HER, j GOOD BYEi 



! E y I r T ' 

MR'J. JOHNSON . 
lMA-T--< OF FACT TONE. « OH, THEIR YOUNG HEARTS DON» T KNOW THE ANX- 

Iirrif3 OF A WIFE SHE MAY KNOW WHEN SHE'S MARRIED. 

MRS. REYrjQLOa . 
EMPHATI C. 1 MAY THAT NEVER SEl 

MR^j. u'OHNSON. 
FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD, I JUDGE IT WILL BE; AND THAT SOON. IT'S 
NOT UNCOMMON TALK ABOUT HER AND RAYMOND RENWICK 



MRS. REYNOLDS . 
i* T MENTION THE 
NEXT Ti-.S :ir COMES I SHALL FORBID HIM* THE HOUSE 



• dU I CKLY. : NEVERl DON'T MENTION THE NAME I DESPISE IT, THE 



MRS. JOHNSON . 
SUT c-OL'CS 00 SAY HE IS VERY SMART; THAT HE IS RICH. WHY, THE 

FATHC^ HAS BANKg OF MONEY. 

MR3. REYNOLDS . 
IF HE WA3 THt RICHEST MAN IN ENGLAND, MY DAUGHTER SHOULD NEVER 
MAR'^Y HIM. there's BAD BLOOD IN THE FAMILY, I TELL YOU. 

MRS. JOHNSON. 



WELL, I DARE SAY THERE IS; OUT THE SON ALWAYS SEEMED TO ME A MUCH 
BETTS=t MAM THAN THE FATHER, THO' 1 NEVER SAW MUCH OF EITHER. 

MRS. REY.VOLOS. 
DON'T TALK TO ME OF HIM, OR THE SON. I DON'T LIKE THEM, ALTHO' 

NELL I-: 13 CONSTAI.'TLY TRYING TO PERSUADE ME HE ISA NICE YOUNG MAN. 
MY MIND 13 MADE UP. I MUST NOT PERMIT THEM TO BE TOGETHER; AND 
THE NEXT TIME HE COMES I WILL GIVE HIM TO UNDERSTAND HIS VISITS 



ARE TO CEA3E. 

MR3. JOHN'GvON. 
IT* 3 J'J^T A3 WELL, FOR MAY BE AFTER ALL HE IS OKLY TR I FL I rJG WITH 
HER AF.-ECTI0N9 A3 THESE RICH PEOPLE'S SONS 00 NOW-A-DAYS. BUT 

COME, V7 I KNOW YOU PROMISED TO CALL WITH ME ON OUR NEW NEIGHBORS, 
THE * ILK INS. 

MRS. REYNOLDS . 



THAT'S 30. JRl-.irr. AND GOES TO WAROROOE IN CORNER AND 

PUTS 90r.;!;T ON ; 
I HEA^ THEY ARE VERY WEALTHY. 

MRS. JOHNSON. 
yes; AND THEIR DAUGHTERS DRESS IN THE LATEST PARIS FASHIONS. 

iijdee:o; 

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NELL IE. 
GOING OUT? 

MRS. REYtJOLDS . 
YES, MY DEAR, TO CALL ON OUR NEW NEIGHBORS. I'LL BE BACK SOON. 

NELL! E. 
•GOING ')P MiO KISSlr.'G MOTHER} GOOD BYEi jAFTCR Tt^EY EXE'jr'T--SOLU 3 = 



she's a dear, good MAilfJA; BUT GETS VEXED AT TIMES. I WOr.DER WHY 
SHE HATES THE RENWICKS 30 MUCH. 

jRAVMOND SEiCf; JUST WITHIN P. L. j 
I'M SURE there's no one LIKE RAYMOND ' 

RAYMOND. 
iEr!TF:R3 OnCKLY AND EMBRACES HER; THANK YOU.' 

NELL I E. 

;C0r;P)3C0 Af;D BLUSHING^ Ol I DIDN'T MEAN I DIOr^'T K^OW YOl) 

WE^C THERE. 

RAYMQMQ . 
no; I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU DID. THAT'S THE TIME I CAUGHT YOU. TIMERS, 
YOll LITTLE FRAUD, PRETENDING AT TIMES YOU^DO''- "A"'- F'^R ME. 

;K 13 >Z : HER AMD 01 1^ ■ iCLr. ; 



UtLLl Z, 

COME, WHAT AI^E YOU DOING? 

TRAlriINC MY VINES— WON'T YOU HELP? 

RAY.V.C'iig . 
OF C0UP13E. HOW? 

NCLLIE. 



:HAt-:Dl:G HIM A PIKE BOARD.; HERE, CUT ME SOME LITTLE STICKO TO 

TRAIN THEM ON. 



WITH PLEASURE. 



RAYMOND . 

STAKES LARGE POCKET KNIFE FROM PQCKET^^ 
COMMENCES TO CUT STICKS^ HAMDI^jG■ HI"' A 

couPLt:. : 



THEI^Ei iSHS 3TICK^3 THEM IN THE EARTH OF THE P0T3, 

MAKING A SQf^T OF TRELLI3 FOR THE Vn.r:j — 
RAY;.10;J0 LEAr.'S OVER HER I:: Ai-FECTI Of.ATC 



MAf.'tJER. 
T:-; AR-.'T they NiCEi when we ARE MARRIED, WON'T WE HAVE LOTS OF 

NICE FL0WER3 AND Dl ROS. WHY, I'LL BUY OUT HALF THE FLORISTS AND 

BIRD STOREJ IN LONDON. 

r; EL LIE. 



That time 13 A lcjng ways off. 

RAYMOiJD, 

:LAYlt;c :.IFE Ok stand and taking he.^ a little aside — 0!:e arm round 

HER LOOK ins DOWi, AFFECTIONATELY! IT COULD I3E TO-MORROW IF Y" 



WODLO JUST SAY THE WORD. 

NELLI E. 
i3'J r I'.vc JJSTACLES. 



RAYMOND. 
WHAT ARE T;hEY? I AM SURE MY FATHER WOULD BE WILLING THAT HIS SON 



SHOULD i.IAHHY Tri:. V)^\r: Hx L.:\'Z'3-- ANO A3 FOR YOM^ MOTHCP--! '".'OVV 
oiir nl-,! ivr'i M-, nUT I»D MAKE HER LOVE ME IN TIME. 

:CM,-il\;i.MG MORE PERVEN'TLY. ; 

riELLi ;. 



vc?; we COULD both make hek love you, but your father would 

NEVER JAr.CTION THE MARRIAGE OF HIS SON TO A POOR GIRL. 

;DRO.Ji^li-IG HEAD A LIT TLE. | 

1^ 

. ray;;.T'::j. 

OH, YT/'i 'J-JTHER HAS PREJUDICED YOU AGAir^T uf---;vir iv-. '.T I~ wr 
DION»T, WHAT MATTERS IT? YOU LOVE ME? 

NELL I E. 



:V')I TH -JMCS. • YES, RAYMOND, YES. 

;0[ ir-iPlir.:; CLOSER TO HIMj 

RAYMOr:D . 
• WIT- E.t^lTIOr.' Ar'O PASOl.'gN. S SAY THEh! YOU WILL MARRY ME--OAY THE 

WORD That .vill ma"" ■:'" mappy for life, darling. COMEI 

rTLi.I E. 



;A-, IF IT y'«r> A '1^:111 AT TASK.; NO, RAYMOND, I CANT'OT, WHATJ 

BLM'iHT YOiJR PJTURE — YOUR FATHE« WOULD DISOWN YOU-- ' YOU OFF \" \ 

'^f 1 T \ ■■) -r t\.Y ^^^ I ^ '\ * ">" ri n fi J AT 

R'^Y--' ''■■•■'■ 
n: ^i"AT ARE FORTUNES TO ME — WHAT IS MY FUTURE WITHOUT YOU? 
OH, COME, NELLIE, DON'T BE CRUEL. 

•AS IF A SUDOEN THQUCHT STRUCK HIM, HE 

LES'3E^■^S HIS EMnRACE; 
OH, 1 3EE; it's my fortune — YOU WO')Lr> NOT MARRY A POOR MAN, 

r:EI-LI E. 



;mUR" ■ 1 RTMA Rf'' ; OH, RAY:'»^'n, WF-'->'-; CRUEL NOW? 

-: AViOMD . 
^ IN 3AYir;G IT — THERE, PaRDON ME, DARLING. 

.'■■■J .:• MY .......... ~ - -..- 

• T YOU W- 
UOKEY Clfr--iT PURCHASE A LOVING HEART. .' 

V'l Af^T, AND EVEr IF MY FATHER 



\ T D I r A I M ( '-i C T l-J ^ 



YES, YES? 



rMPtRACEr; HE« MO.T*: A:~-'ECTI Tr.^TrLY. 



t'ELL I E. 



ITRYING TO 01 '^Ef'fiAfiF wm'^FLF- n.'i : ;' T, n AY .lrt^'n — I T» •: V.ri.Trr. p-.-irj Yltr 

TO PS::-t3ljT 30. 



I T« y NOT WHOro 

Y-n. 



RAYMOND . 



KG, IJOl I CAf'T--- NOT r;ow. 



YOU GIVE ME HOPE THCTJ? 



VtLr, I ,''— T'- i-.- I'j-- YES. 



THEH^'l, a CEARi 



I FTSEYi 



RAYv.or;D. 



HELL I E. 



ray; ci;d. 



. I . : U (. D ."-i U ^ • V 'i !.; f^ ^ .J I < L ' -■' J 1 ,N^ 



: . A T 



BETG^Y Er:TER3 R. 'J. C SliT r.rF '. Tv^k-;.^ 

civ:': : e;:GLAv, A ~i ok' * Ahi ' ' they he«R her. 



0l;3F;t:GAC-E THEf.iSELVES IMMEDIATELY \f D AP- 
PEAR CO: FUaCD. ; 
NELL I r. 



nCTSEY. 



IC^'l r":^l L. I OH, MARM, I BEGU YOUR HARDON — BUT REALLY,— I DlDf'T 
St. ''• V r . ! ►■G, 

• HOLrnrc HANna to face: as i p* to Hire HER 

VI •:/.■. : 



ray;.: .', ■ .a . 
•t.ALiCf I KG. » no* DETSEY DIDI-'T SEE Ar.YTIH I l-.G, Ar.D PEOPLE THAT r:r'.' ^^ 
SEf ANY"T-:ir.G, rtVEH TELL ANYTH INC. JHAKD I r.G HEF* COlr.* EH? 00 T' i V, 

oeTaev: 



nCTSEY. . 
iPRIGI-TCr.lN'G AT SIGHT OF 001 r..; AYE, MASTER RAYMOND, THAT BE A 
F^Q J-. : '3P I TT I r or; C O l i\"- AC) I OC. ;, I OE BLir.D A3 A DAT AN'D DUMD A3 
A WEASEL. -TO HAYMONU.. } THAKKEt SIR, TWiAr.'KEE, OH, I CAME 

NEAR FORGETTirJ' 

jTAKlr.G riOTE FROM APRON POCKET; 

HEFit E3t A NOTE LEFT FOR YOl), M I 33 NCLLI E. 

SwarPIKG r:ELLfE N0T£--NELLIE QPEfJJ NOTE 
AND READS, THCr: LAUGHS HEARTILY.; 

RRYMOND. 



VKHAT IS IT, NELL I E? 



ReA:> .-""OR YCURSELF. 



N ELL I E. 



i HANDS NOTE TO RAYMOND. 



rAAYr;t.n-.Q« 

iRtADING. : ''DEAR NELLIE; TOMMY bV-ALLOWED A HlNJ ' ' •H'AULiE^J; A 
PiNi 

_B£VS£V. 
• •iHf.O».ING UP HER HANDS.; LOR' DLESS U3{ 

RAVMOX^D. 



COt:Tl ru£3 TO READ, l "OH, PLEASE COME OVER AT ONGE — l»M SURE HIS 
LIF£ le IN DANGER — THE POOR LITTLE: FELLOW. 

YOURS, MRS, KVARDLOW. ' ' 

N EL L I ;:. 



;LAU'--HJ AGAIN. • WHAT NOrJSENiiEi WHY, THE FELLOW IS LARGE AND 

HEAr'.TY tr:OUGH TO DIGEST AI-J OYSTER SHELL-- YOU'KNO* HIM — THE BUT- 
CHCR'y E.OY YOU HAVE SO OFTEN SEEN, 

RAYMOND, 



•LAUGHS, ; *HY, I SHOULD TH I Nf: HE COULD DIGEST 5 PAPERS OF PINS, 
JUDGIt;G FROM HIS 3l2E. 

NELL I E, 
BUT tHEK- I, MUST RUN OVER FOR A^/HILE. YOU WILL EXCUSE ME? 

] Si Ai-TS TO GO. » 



Nor-'stNael let him die. 



:;eLLi 



• l. AI.JC-, I ::G. : n-.o.::' J i-OT •lUCf, DANGER OF THAT; uu i n-u i.j 



I TMir.'K TKE ^Or^LD OF MR3, WAROLOVK, SHE* 3 BE£f>i 3VCH A K I K'D FR|Er;D 
THAT I f.'.l'ST HUMOR HEB WHIMS-- I * LL RETURN SOON. 

:HAVir:c Put or; dAur:TY wat jTA.vry to co.i 



BUT, ALl Oil' ME TO ACCOMPArY YOU. 



r.EL.-i :» 



NOT FOR THE WORLOl WAIT, I'LL RETURN 900N. GOOD BYE. 

;THrt()V.G H I K^ KtSS--l~XIT3 BY GARPEr;.; 

DETGEY. 



iw-'Ci HAS eeer. all the time ou'jTir.G At.ri ARriAr.'C i kg RonriD room, aftem 

r:gLLI t: ex it 3, • 9HE 3£ A GOOD, Klf.'D GIRL, SHE 'TE, SHE'S ALWAYS 

' TGiO; r:G THE SI CK , 

RAYMOND, 
THAT'u (HUE, BETSEY — BUT TELL ME, YOU Kr.OW ALL ABOUT THIS HOUSE. 
HER MOTHER DISLIKES ME, I FANCY, 

|Rl:ii:!i AT D APPROACHES BETSEY, j 

3ET:iEY . 
;M- '■ITA-j I r G. ! WELL, r.'OW-- I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD BE A TEL- 

Lir'- 

rAymoko . 
jhar.qi t.g her 001 ^. ; cne, betsey, i'll keep it a secret. 

HETSEY . 
WEL , If' THAT it's YOU, MISTER RAYMOND, I OON'T MIND A TELLIt:' 

YOU THAT SHE HATES YOU. BUT THEN M 1 33 NELLIE, SHE DO LIKE YOU VERY 
MUCH AND ALWAYS SPEAKS UP FOR YOU, 

RAYMOM). 
iSEMI-AStOE. ; THE DA^L I NCj 

PFTSEY . 

;,i:i;l-- ^ •. I l;7 I ' G h(.rji:.LF AS IF BASHFUL YET PLEA.; ^ j.j. ; n-.i incj LD 



10 



HAVE Tf.OUGHT I TV Hf. CALt.9 ME A DARLING. 



aO NEl.LI e T/KEO MY PAHT. 



'ETSEV. 



THAT SHE does; AND IF 'TWERtl'T FOR HER TOU«D HAVE EEEt: TU.<r.ED KKCM 

the: house long afore this. 



RAYMOr D, 



AH, ir'Ceeor {SEM I A3I0E. « HLESS HER SWEET 30UU. 

•GOES TOViiARDS TAHLE. ; 

3ET3eY. 



CH MiSTrp RAYMOND] BUT I MUSTN'T STAY HERE OR THE 01 r.NER WILL 

BURN-- 

RAYMOND. 



THAT'U A GOOD GIRL, DON'T LET THE Olr^NER SFOjL. 

BETSEY, » 

tr.oi ; c: T >J D. : Mii.u, mister Raymond, please d'-'t ■■■'-y a word wsat 

I TC.LD YCU. 



OEHENO Ur- Or ME. 



RAYMOND, 



BETSEY. 



OH, l3t!'T HE A NICE YOUNG MAN. 

SCXI'U R. U. E. ! 

RAYr.:Or:D, 
ISITTING L. OF TABLE, TAKirC UP BOOK PJ-iP TURNING PAGES CARELESSLY.; 
{riOln S; WELL, WELL, SHE'S A DEAR, GOOD GIRL, At.O I LOVE HER. I 

WONOER WHY HER MOTHER SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN AVERSION TO ME. OH, WELL, 
SHE WILL CHANGE HER MIND SOME DAY. HOW GOOD IN NELLIE NOT DESIRKG 
TO RUIN MY FUTURE. BUT MY FATHER SHALL GIVE HIS CONSENT, I WILL 
WRITE HIM THIS VERY DAY--AND — AND — EVEN SHOULD HE SAY NO, I WILL 
MARRY HER ANY WAY. YES, NELLIE, WITWOUT YOU LIFE WOULD HAVE NO 

PLEASURES FOR ME, HOW DULL A^!D STUPID IT 13 OUT OF HER PRESENCE. 

I WILL STROLL AND MEET HER. 

{LIGHTS CIGAR, STROLLS OUT THROUGH GARDEN 
GATt--crs:s OF.-- L. E^-PTY 'JTA-^E. PAUbEi 



•■t-r'TEf.' R,»LPH r<u in OK Af'D 35:rr/Af;T r.Y i. 




TH •. .t.ic:H GATE. REr.i?MC:< !0 Ci'e;j3eD irj 


H~AVV i,L(\;':K TH AV ELL 1 r 'G rjUlT A::d HIS T' C 


AP.'r AH fl':Or OF- HAVIfC O'IgT r^ETUHMirO FR.-r: 


A 


LOI'C JOUi-tr'EY, HC LOBKO A TM 1 PLC ^.vORE 


OTr-.,;:: Aft. HARDSrED Tt-IA: |f LA^iT ACT, '•/: 


:J.3 



G^UFi-- Af'O THOniT ir' HIS SPEECh;. 



RCI . I 



I L-- Tl'If, TKt PLACE? 



Yi:a» 



sERVA::t« 



RENW ICK, 
; A!; IF- PI 3GU3TED. j A QUEER SORT OF A HAOITATION — GREGORY, WHO WAS 

THAT dlJ3T LEFT HERE? 3 EL J 

SERVANT, 



;L<>>K l'^'^■ LC»r' ROAD L, ; WHY, nLESTi MY EYES I IT'S YOUR SON. 

B£:ruvi CK . 

;:,,;.;'..L ■ i ^. . ; CURSE HIM] HE H£RE--V!ELL, I T» 3 GOOD WE DlON'»T WEE.T. 



nuT c'.;E, YOU remain here Aro wait for he while i go within. 

;r.t:rwA[ T sits do.:':, o^■ [^Et:cH ill GARDEt;-- 

REI.niCK GOt.3 to D. R. *H I CH 13 PA'TLY 



0P£r.--Kl.0CK3, N'O ANSWER. 
-7 HOME. I'll EriTEH AKY 13AY. 

lEr.'Tgro. giTs R« of tasle. solo'j — | 

this 19 A DEVLISH UNPLEASAT.T Ml3'jlOr;; but it to the 0E3T--IT':i 

not a n;:i.jEnY. TO GIVE TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS TO AN ENEMY WOULD 
Bt A RASH ACT. THEY* RE MY ENEMIES--THE DAUGHTER LCVES RAYMOND, 

AND THIS SUM WOULD MAKE HER, —THEM RICH, AND THE OBSTACLE, MY PRir:- 
CIPLC OBJECTION TO THEIR MARRIAGE WOULD BE REMOVED, BESIDE;, 

+ 20,.; .) Ili A GOOD DEAL, THE DEVILI I PAID DEARLY ENOUGH FOR MY 

CGC;«PE, WHY SHOULD I DO M03E? IT WAS IN A MOWe.T OF IRRATIONAL 

APPREHENSION THAT I OFFERED REYNOLDS THE SUM, AND HE TOOK MY WORDS 
A3 TVlOUGH THEY HAD BEEN AN AGREEMENT ON STAMPED PAPER. IF I HAD 
9AI0 A MILLION HE MIGHT A3 WELL HAVE CLAIMED THE SAME. THE AMOUNT 

WAS TOO LARGE-- T'./ENTY THOUSAND PQUN'OS !- MORE THAN HE EVEJH WO"-'LD 
HAVE CAIr:EO . P,SHAl I'M NOT BOUND TO GIVE IT. THERE'S TOT A 

WITtJESfi LIVING, TO THE ACT, ONLY THE JAILORS AND THAT HEATHEt: PJ 
CHOV, Af P TMETY'Ll fEVrq nE'" ErGLATD. REYNOLDS 13 DEAD] UCHi 

•SHUGDERS. : 



... i;ld that I hadn't ret the (•'<■■ AFrea my escape, still 

I HOPED TO SAVE HIM, AND AFTER GCTT I N&aAFELY TO SHAr.GHAI t RETURNED 
ir; 0l£iGUI3E Wn>f A BODY OF SOLDIERS; BUT TOO LATE, THE FIENDS HAD 
LITEHALLY CUT HIM UP BEYOND RECOGM I T I ON-- WHAT A SICHTj {SHUDCEP-Sj 

A DI'^illNESS SEtMS TO .3E I ZE ME EVERY TIME I THINK OF IT, He RRAVEO 

IT LIKE A MAN, AND I OUGHT TO 3Er THAT HE LOSES NOTH I h'G BY IT, 

BUT T\;m: V TH0U3APJD POU^;DQ la TOO MUCH. I *l LL PROVIDE FOR HIS 
FAf.iilLY, AND THEN I AM DO I r.'G MORE TMAr: OTHERS WOULD DO UNDER THE 
SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. MRS. REYf'OLDS NEVER LIKED ME, IS IT PRUDE^:T 

THEN I SHOULD PUT MONEY IN HER HANDS? NO ! I HAVE THOUGHT THE 

MATTEO OVER AND. THE MORE I CONSIDER IT, THE MORE I AM CONVINCED 
THAT IT WOULD BE WRONG TO PAY THIS MONEY. WELL, THAT'S SETTLED. 

NOW I MUST MEET HER, TELL HEW ALL — THAT I r. DEAD, 

HI " LljHNESS 3Rrj'.)C'' ■>■ ^ ' " '^- ■---:■-'-- - I ,^ . ' 

MM - Or'E I 3 COUIr'G. 



lALPH I^Et'-V'JlCKi 



\'\:^z. r!i-~- -LOT Er:TE7s r--?:';.» •^, 


L. i^ 


, , .-. ■• 


R 1 :jc-; A^: 3\\Z r:.TL 'i ^ .. C' r : 


: , ji 


; ^■ 


OF oT."-: :. anr r.eea h i m f^r^ ■ 


•.••l:T'J 


: \';;: 



■.;P.'u. HEYj_OL^. 



MRS. RETNOLDSl 



REN WICK 



t* 



;PROFC'.i:-^D 30 '<•■■. ; 



MRS. REYNOLDS. 



YO'J HEREi AND MY HUSBAtJD-- YES, MY HUSBAiND, WHE-Rt IS HE? 



!ci:"M s:'.. 



ICOOL A^D A33imED. ; 3 I T DOWN, MADANVE, AND I WILL TELL .\. . ALL. 

lOFFERS HER CHAIR, 3HE WAIVE3 HIM AWAY.; 



MR 3. 1EV10LD3. 



ALL J WHAT 00' Y^'U MEAN I 

REN WICK . 
THAT YOU!^ HUSBAND IS DEAD MURDERED.' 



;j I .A -■ ^ u ■ J. ; 



MIS. REXM0L03. 
A^. u^nul ' '- '^ CAU'T BE TRUE— 



TO 30B9 AND FALLS ON CHAIR R. ' OF 



I \ 

•3 ::i -iS'.VHAT A-.-SGTSD AtUC. 1 V»HAT»3 THE MATTER *1 TH ME, CvOUaASEJ 

COUPfAGSj OR ALL WILL UE L03T. , ;T0 MR^. REY ■■ y-^LDS. ; " -^ ' " •■'■■"^- 

3 ELF, MADA.'AE, Ar;D YOU SHALL Kh;OVV THE 3.\,0 3T )RY. 

Maj. Re:y:.0LD:3« 

GO OlMi SPEAKi TELL ME THE TfWTHl 

\\-^7rY,'i 'jTlAIGHT AT HIM.; 

REKWI :. 



|i;!:VEP.: FLI ICHC'j. : IT Is A PAl\FliL DUTY. YOUR HUaaAf.'D HA3 MET 

WITH A' M03T CRUEL FATE, WHILE V I 3 I T I NG A 0HINE3E TEMPLE ON A 

FEAST DAY HE PERPETRATED A JOKC ON THE" HEATHENS, THAT 13, HE TO^O;; 
FF^Wf ONE OF TME" TeWPLES THE 9ACRE0 SHAY-LE , OR THEIR GOD, WHICH 
WAS MO V. A ROUND CRY3TAL OF GLA9, NEVERTHELESS A CRIME 
PUK'ISHAOLE ONLY BY DEATH; AND BEFORE TWENTY-FOUR H0UR9 HE WA3 Cor.- 
DEMNED, SENT TO PRISON AND EXECUTED IN THE M03T HORRIBLE MANNER. 
I WILt SPARE YOU THE PAIN THAT WO'ULO BE OCCASIONED BY A RECITAL OF 
HIS CRUEL DEATH 



MR3. REY^:v^LO 



h 



•R I -5 1 I . . .0 HI CHER DMR I r:G Tr ^ I 9 f^PECCH, W.!yL^:3 i"^- 'V I ^HT . - -.* 

wi T'-' Fi rF^CKr.'gg^o i it'g a lie, 

REt:W I CK» 
H0/<, ;-«ADAME.' 

MRS« REYNOLDS . 
I KNOW CHARLES REYNOLDS BETTE-? THAT' TO' BELIEVE HIM CAPABLE OF 
OF'G'.CE YOU IMPUTE TO HIM. HE WAS NOT ONE TO DEFILE TEMPLES 

BREAK DOWN IMAGES, OR TO RISK, FOR A MERE WHI^, A L I FE THAT Wa^ 
PRECIOUO TO ANOTHER. YOU AL^NE, RALPH RENWiri' wrRF W i T-J him- Yr'ii 

ALONE KNOW HOW AND WHY HE MET HIS DEATH. 

; I ■».'.- ' ;; j 'LLEI, TONE. } YOU t;i>T' All TiAT I ■..^.^J^•^ ..lAO.i .:.. 



I ■• -. , r; jHA-y:-HAi DOli.'G "Y BEST TO SAVE HIM w;;Er. i;e perished. 

TH EH OO'ta NOT REST UPON MY TESTIMONY; !. ISH OFFICERS 

ACCOMPANICD ME TO THE SCENE OF THE EXECUTION. 



I ■; T-l AT T*'*: W,^Y AN IMNOCEh.'T MAT' tTFT'-'^'^ HIMSELF? EVERY 

aPCA!; CONVICTION OF you;-; 



15 



tExciTEo. ; I nOM»T urn < y,3o, MAOArie. 

MRS. R£V.\0LD3 . 
THEM I »l LL 3PEAK PLAINER. I 3EE THERE HAS SEEN' FOUL PLAY. 

REr:VM OK BEGi:.'3 T3' QUIVER A!0 rjH0W3 9 I GN 



OF G'llLT. MRij. REYr'OLQ-) GO CG O'-""!':-! TO 

H I M A' •) L' •)!: I : '■ , r 'A i .•:it i • ; _^: 

I a'JsPECT THE »C>R3T OF YOU . HE t-'.EVC'i COMMITTED THE OFFENCE F.),^ 

W';ICH HE SUFFERED, MORE LIKELY YOU WHO COMMITTED IT* 

•REf.'^ICK SHUDDERS STILL MORE.; 
'*HAT.* WHATi HAVE I FOUND YOU OUT? MU.^DeMtlR; MU-lDERERi 

RENWIC.<: . 
H«,/^ A CARE, MADAME 

MRS. REYN0LD3. 
iVVITH F^RCS; OR Y3iU WfLL MURDER M E TOp, COWARD.' 

REN'Vn CK. 



:G'^A'4;':3 


K'' 


.'1 


Ft WHICH 


RAYMOND 


HAD 


LEFT 


OPEtJ . 


ON STAN'. 


)— ■ 


' ri 


■: HA-_^ t ;;,,': 


.' ■ rt-:£' 


■:■' ! ■ ', 


; -■[.-- 1 


'\ 



FHENZYi 
YSsi TAKE THAT, AMD THAT — 

♦HTADBING HER WITH ■■CNIFE, DROPS IT — DHC 
FALLS WITH A SCREAM. SERVANT Wr-O HA3 FAL- 
LZ A;;LEEP OUTSIDE HEARlr-c T^ £ ■^^.-.tAM I •; 



AVVAKE^^CD, RUSHES T-' 0. L. A::D Er:Tt:.<J^ 
TAKES IN 3CEr:E AT A GLANCE A^D THR0W3 UP 
HAr.'DS. : 



RErr.'oi C!;. 



i !■ TERRIBLE FRIGHT. I GREAT HEAVEN3I WIHAT HAVE I DQ^NE? 

3CRVANT . 
. TJCRED A POOR INNOCENT, DEFENCELESS WOMAN. 

PEI-WICK . 

I QUICKLY. 1 HUSH, MAN.' OR GOD KNOWS I'LL KILL YOU TOO COME, 

YvOU LIKE MONEY— YOU LIKE DRINK TWO THOUTSVO PriUH;m I -^ YTU^c, | p 

YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. 

SERVAt'T. 
*u ,.-' T*r, T -^"nv" POUNDS — ACTUALLY TWO THOUSAND POUNDS? 



1^1 



RC^ Wl OK . 
YE-3, TWcy TWOUSflf.'D PCJDNO:!, AND THAT WM' P^t-'-u/v^r q, n. =•-, rj r> nnvc-N' 
MEN-- YOU ACCEPT IT? 

3CRVAMT , 

• A;) IF C0':9l PER I r:G 3£Tyi;:t:i' right a:--:d v".-sof;G. } Hit: I .1 u iMuusArnj 
P0'JND3.' OH, MY RUM, MY RUMi I TAKE IT. 

REr:w I OK . 
COME, TMEN, WE MU9T LEAVE HERE. NOT A SOUL MUST KNOW I HAVE RE- 

TURNED TO ENGLAND.' 13 THE CARRIAGE BEYOND? 

^SERVANT. 
IT 13. 

REK'WICK . , 

THEC; COME QUICK, QUICK] THE 3IGHT OF HER fJEARLY DRIVES ME ■AD. 
COME, I TELL YOU, COME.' 

}SHUDPER3 A3 H !£ 3t'Z-j THE DEAD WO'MA?.', Tr, I r. 
EXEUMT I:. A FR£r;2IE0 'JANNER 0.~F L. T';r-;0:JCH 
GATE. SERVANT FO'LLQWIKG HIM. P A J 'J C, 
N'ELLIC AT-; RAY.V.a'ND ENTER FROM R. THROi.IGH 



■ ATE AR!- It.; ARM CHATTERING PL EA3 A." TLY- 



THEY STOP IN GARDEN FOR A FEW MOMENTS. • 
RAYMOND, 



WILL. YOU' PRSJMISE? GIVE ME THE ANSWER — WITH MY FATHER'S CONSENT 

YOU WILL MARRY ME? 

NELLf E» 



YEaJ Tr»E.=?E, I H.'.PE THAT ZKO.i IT, Y,1i) TtATT. 

RAY ^Or:D« 
K I 3 JiNG HER. • COD BLESS YOU, DARLING. 

NELL I E. 
3')T C i IE, RAYMOND, 1 WANT TO 3H0» YOU MY LA3T PAlr.TlNG. 

org \x irriD. ir\i<r JY^ul^•l- ■; n r. ^ a t.i mV ryrg. 



17 



R!:j!- i':j T3 HEF? — 3!: 1:3 Kf.lFE^ GIVE3 A 3Ci^£AM 
I A N D I" AL L 3 \ r. FAir:T. RAYMOND RIJSHE9 \t.-- 

CLA'O I !■■'"; 'XT -: el LI >■:, t;, c at co^^f'jC. 



-r vir--":!» YnilR pnnR MOTHER. 

iBET3EY ENTERS FR I GHTENEP BY qCHEAM At:;) 

3 T X ■ 'J ir J M n FPU rj eD« { 
RUN, CALL FO'R HSLP, QU I CK J QUICK.' 

HE Tne^J GOEj I, , ELL IE A^D RAI SiTS HER 



head--3et.;e:y 


R'jr: 


3 T)T 


h>r r 


i^^€ cRYi' 


'.0 






1 I ; 1 ,-,->> 1 -. _ VI 


LL A 


ns.:., 


Or 'I 


": .^.-;,i ^ : 




..' 1 :■ 




EXCLAf.4ATI 0K3, 


1 


• WHAT' 


3 T'<- 


•£ MATTEi^' 


1 1 


t-:;. 


: 



S£T3eY. 



OFFICER. 



WHAT.' A M IRDER — aJT BY WHOM? 

JG0E9 T3> CORPSE AMn P let's U.^ RATM0Nr>»3 



WH03E KNI FE 13 TWII9? 



KNI FE. : 



INELLIE HA-^ :i.C0VEREO. RAr.i-j^.u - . e- J I J 
OF'!.':*:^ AKO 3t"3 ■-.■. I :~:". I 



il IT*3 M INCi 



nAY.ViOU'O. 



OFF I CER. 



YD') ^3.' YOUNG LADY, CAf. YOU THRO* ANY LIGHT ON THIS TERfl I BLE DEED: 

t:ELLI E. 
i, ^.., .. ; ; ^VA3 AWAY-- I i'i.-:x arTiiPritO. 

OFi-| CEFl . 
»ER;: \LONE? 

r.ELL IE.. 
YE3, SIR, — THAT 13, M03T OF THE TIME UNTIL RAYM5JN0 JOINEOlIC A FEW 
•lOMCilTO AGO. 



I '] 



OF.'I CEH. 

1 ' ,■■ r --.•I? 



^' it L -. 1 f: . 



Y:C 1 -" 31:' HE 



HCAD IN HAND AND 90B3. \ 



OFr ICER, 



LL, GO ON, WE MUST KNOW TTH £ TRUTH. 



t (-1 1 



I I LEFT HI. v. here: — 



;R£FERRIf:C T:i iUYMOr:D. ; 



jTti r-. ,'i c.-, ■ir\). ; 



)F~ICCR. 

V .;.• IT I FE:? 



RAYMOr.D. 
IT lU, 

OFF I CER . 
TME:^J I MU3T ARREST YOU 



! RU f-i J !.-■ HA 'i •■'■-;r:Q. ; 



r.XLLI E_, 

RAYMOND' RA'-''^' "'' ' ' '^ R^: irKOCENT. 



RAYMOND. 
DEFORE GOD, I SAY I AM INNOCENT. 



•MELLIE CLINGir'G TO RAYMOND, A'.O H C POIMT - 
r , G T."' -raver-;, > ' J :Ti-iRE« 



a ■' I 



THE SHAY-LE« 



t0K :' •.-^W.mVrtM^^.'W.Mt *.•. «Au<r.*»*>«Mi*a-i>>« -■ 



3* 



!T|i.1g 3U??C3E0 TO HAVE ELA.^aEL? aCT'.VUEN THIS 
AN" GEOQN'J ACT |:» TIME El.'OaGH TO HAVE COM» 

PLF:TTr' i-:AYror:':*': r.iiAL* Tl.'«c; cvfciMMG of 

THE COfiVI CTI QM* ! 

3 C E M g iTHi: l-iOME Oh A rtOTtn CiUf-I^INAL LA'VYElri |M 

" LQMOOM. AM FILCGANT'-Y ."U ^.M t f.l ;iLD 5 ->A'.', K-'G 

rodm; ionr. CAst;, CHAr'nrtLt f:^. etc. ntc* 

AT Rl i'. BETSEY 0>9CO'/ER'^D ARrjAMGFMG POQM ; 
BETriEY« V^ 

! ^oi.i's ? OH my! 'crops Awi' riGW". FO!^ A •■'C''r.r:T t what h.:ap?i of '.vork 

I DO "ERE-* MORrnrC TO NJ OHT it be NOVMfMG OUT .VG Tife:. * * THo CKAfRG 
ARE WJSTY** SAY5 MP;n, nCHAG'^S, * * PO^^T THE3E LSTTERO'' aAY3 MrU 
SCRAGGS^ *Mr '^O f N^V'Tn HAVE A yjr4UTE» IT V/AG PAD THAt. UHS* RJIYNOLDS 
V»AS KILLEO, r HAVE CEtf* WTHt Ni Birr TR0183LE AWC HA.iDGHrP SI^JCE THEN* 
m;T THERT, I "VOm't COMPLAjn, fT3 MItJS NELLIE THAT HA'.i IT HARO* OH 
THF POOR child! I-"ER KCTHF.R DKAU, HEl-; FATH.tR |K CWirrA, AND HE>< .VVEET- 
HEART, WHO RE A GOOD YGUMG MAN, (N PRISON FOR MURDER. IT NEARLY 
QREAKS MY HEART TO r,EE HOW SHE !5UFFEF.?. | KMOW Tf'.L YOUMG MAN BE; A3 
|NNOCE^'T AS f, AMD SO I r.Vl'Or.E AT TfiE TRIAL YESTERDAY, BUT MADE MR. 
9CRAGGS MAD '.YHL.' I TOLD HI H HOVOH THAT NELLIE*S MOTHER HATED THE YOUNG 
MAN, AND SAID SME*D PUT HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE. THAT SEEMED TO BE 
(WROMR -«— OH WHAT A SCOLDIN* I GOT FRON' MR. SCRAGGS. Ht BE A MEAN 
OLn OEAR, SO HE Ft «— \'0 , Ht A I N* T EIT.Ii^R; FOa ME GIVES NELLIE AND 
ME A MOWE, 7ESIDE5 HE ^AYO HE IVI'-L GET THE YOt^"G MA,\' OUT OF TROUBLE 
IF IT BE PC5SI3LC, AND i I" 9E A GOCO L.WYIP. TOO* 

I NOIjES HEAS'J A'l THCJT A3 IF SEVERAL PER-. 

SO '3 HAD E:NlT£?.il) HALL A'AY. GdlTOE-Y RESUME3 

'AORK |.1IVj:J|ATELY ? 

? "|T!fflUT 1 HETHEyI lETrJEV! hi.-^Z JET'JEyI VHERE ARE YOU? • ENTER* 



N G ; NEVCR n THt RIr.!^T "LACE, ^Hf ^ET3EV? 



»ETSCY. 
ON KR StCftA6«3,— I UCOS ■■ ■■ 

3C«AOC!3» 

HOLD YOUR TOMRun BETCCY, HOLD YO'J^ TCycuE. DON*T 3AY A WOnO.-— 
\VHE«E I 5 XSr-^S* SCRAGGY, BETSEY? 

BET3tY. 
3HC DE IN HCH fWO«Jf — 3HALL I CALL HER? 

NOT FOR THE WO«CD -<— I 3EE TOO MUCH OF HEft f WHO I-1A3 MQVj QtSPOSEO OF 
HAT CrC « f 00 VOU aUPPO^E aETKCY I'm not TIftED, ANt> PROROSC OTA.'TMHG 

HErTCALL EVEf!|MG, EH, SETfJEV, DO YOUt 

B£T3EY« 

T QUICKLY i'LAGtf^C CHAIR f OH MO aiR^-- BUT I VVA3 J-JUT THIHKIMCI— — . 

■IC.RAGCS* 
THiriKimS BETSEY? VlfHAT ?3<j3|NE3a HAVE YOU TO TMI.-'K? WHAT WERE YOU 
THIMKIHa ABOUT, EHI 

BETOEY, 



f Cor FU GEO ! WELL Of A — - THAT |;,— YOU OEE— — I WAS THIMK- 

ItlG — 

3CHAG>;0« 
hWI, MO OOUDT. WELL OOm't THftfK AGAIN 3ET3EY* noM* T FOR THE "flORLD 
EVER LET ME CATCH YOU THINKIMft. 

BETOEY. 



OH MO fJIR, MEVErI f SLOW TOME ! 

aCP.AGC3» 
«>'.'/ |0 M|33 NELLIE BCTTERT 

8tT3EY. 



SHE 3E ABOUT THE SAME, 3|R, POOR THIi'C.J 

OCRAGGO* 
! fi EMI -AG IDE f NEVER IJETTER, ALrAYr; THE SAME. THE POOR 6|RL, 'TWILL 
KILL HER YET—— 



i sourjoa KCAFtP vyiTHouT in shrill voici t 

SCAAQQ9* 



? TMWOVflWa UP HMDS AND ROLLIMC: EYE3 ? OH LORdI THCRE fJHE |S« 

MR3« SCRAGOn. 
I ■.♦/ITHOUT f I aAY BETOCYi r/HEaE AF{E YOUT 

3ET'JgY« 
HCflE I OC, MAM j STARTS TO GO ? 

scRAaas* 



3T0Pf srTaev, stopJ i qay i'--(m f;A3TER HERE noM*T BunceJ 

MR'J> SCfHAGCS* 
! 9TILL WITHOUT ? AflE YOU COM INC, 3ETJCy? 

SCRAGGY* 
DON»T AMfJiVER— NOT TOR YOUf! LIFE— . 00 YOU HEAR, YOUR LIFE BCTOCY- 

Br-TSEY 
T F■^|G^'TCME!^ f OM LOR*, usi 

MR3> .".CnAGCS, 
? El'tTERING ? OH HERE YOU ARC — WK'Y ri|ON*T YOU COME WHEM i CALLED? 
AMOTHCR TIME ANO | * LL D| i.'.CHARCE YOU* 

30AAOtt9* 



;• .CALKIN (7 'JP AMI-) D0^•^^! t iPATI CNTLY ? OfSCHARCE HER EH, ELIZAflETH, 
DiaCHARGf: HER? MEVt.ili 

MR9> aCRAGCiS, 
! REPROACHFUL TOME ? JONATHAmI 

3C«AGG3, 



I DETAIMEn HETUEY BETiiCY MU;JT AL'/.Y-'i ATTEND TO MY WAMTIJ FIROT. 

HETSEY TELL Ml 33 HELL IE TO COf.<C HERE. 

3ET0EY 



yes SIR. I GOURTEaiNG A.VO EXIT ! 



MRS* SCRAnsC?. 



3. 



* 'tHI'iP!C-7f MC! ? TMAT*S IT, I HAV£ NOTHING TO 5AY I rr Uf HOU3C OH 

urirop»Ti;r»ATE woman tmat i am« — 

5CRACG9. 



oo It r».f ^^abicthJ that's it ,7111 Mpcn Ar/Av* it's either a wHii.'r»c« on 

A aC^)LD, 



OH JONATHAN, VOW CWCL, CRU'-L MA'U 

? ■•^'Pi^OAaKF'JL f £L|ZA3CThI r^O J* T TAL'C TO ME nCT-VEEtJ VOU AMO THE 
TRIAL, I *W \'EA«LV ORfVCW («ILD,— ACTUALLY >'/|LD« 

t SMPPiEKfLY iTECOVCHIKQ f BY THE '.MAY, HOW |S THE YOUNG MAN? 



* SfU^Pt^MLV ? HE*n IN PttirJOM. ? GOING TO OZOr | 

MHS> SCr{AGPO» 
I KNEW THAT, riUT HOW GOEO THE THIAL? 

s z r^AuiC j» 



5 I'iRI Title AT CLoK t ^AC. DCJV* T E-'OTHER 'JZ |*M BUr>Y« 

MRS* oCr.AGSQ* 



f. T^•E^^E AMY HOPE? 



RCRASCr;, 
ELIZABETH, |*V Bl'3Y. | «>0M' T CAY A .VO.-ilT f AFTEH 3H0RT PAUSE ? NO, 
THEr'tE's MO HCPE. THE TRIAL HAS JUUT ENDED. HOr/ CCULO THElE It HOPE 
r/HC'? YOU TE3TiriED YOU HAD HEARO THE DECEASED OTTEM, I REPEAT THE 
HfORO OFTEN, REMARK SHE* H TUPaV li|M CUT OF THE HOUSE, EH? THEN HCT&EY 
HAD HEfi oTOaV 70 1 LLL, AftC MI '20 NELL I F. HAC TO 'ifiV SHE LCF T IJM At ONE 
Ii>l THE »-:OUIiE« A QAt) CASF ELIZABETH,— A OAD OXBE* THE VVOUEM ALWAYS 
SPflL A CASE* 

KinUt f.CRAGCS, 
? HYMPATHCTIC TOME « THE POOH CHILD MY HEART BLEEDS FOR HER* 



LET IT nLEEP. THAT r>OR::iM*T nO TME P'iirsoNGR AMY <500R. | THOUGHT THE 
YOUNG r:|ML WOULD HAVE LIED FOR Mm LOVEP.» ,M0> SHE HAS TO JIMPEH AND 
TrHLL THr Tr.!/TH AMD \- C/U'F.N THi: VEFr.HCK* I V/'jULb hAVF CL'/^RP-O Kl ,V. 

THI:M— a IT Ifi MOV IT f-CO("^ "l!3I0'J?3,— - ACTUALLY OUTICUS CLI2A'?ETH« 

•'UT TI'EV i!M.rM*T -^O"'" I "T^'i H? " VTT,- VOi,> 'ILL SAVE HIM JOrSATHAN? 

i'.VC '!|Vl Cr.''l jy '^''ILI. 00 ArtYTHI'iC flTM I MAV^ * LOT "r V'>'"=" TOf»ru<r'^ 

*l TN?:rr;':.i, e--;? 

IT -/ILL KILL HER • NELLIE Hr.Ann •"ITHOUT ? MU.'5hJ HERE SHE C0ME8, DO 
■J|VE HER HOP' JOMAT'lAri, DO'i't I-Tf'.L HEK* 

'7rtn ':'iT':as Lo^)Ktr"^ p.^lk ^hii 'in^^arh at if 

^!ELL^ E« 
? nrrA""!'"' O'JT MT ^ H^.Mnn » -v; ••-; <-, r!t)*r-/^<:!^ I Af,i so OLA'^ TO OEC YOU — 
HT. ■• f" Hn? TeT'-'u M=", 



? A'^f'T TE-MPEMLY • fOO*^ G|'-<L * « TO ['ELM E ' COMk' riY CHILD TIT "';"'N» 
Y„f; 1-^- T'T. -vr ''; TC nTA'iD. ! TAKn i^Er: TO '^EAT * 

m:.lli ^. 



? f.'P'Tt EMT'-V t X'ir.LL GO ON, TELL ;E— ~- MY "OOT MAYMOtinl 

^CRAG';n« 

HE* a WELL Afi CAM 3E EXPECTED. I 0A'-» H|M JU'iT !?EKOir: I LEFT THE COURT 
HE TCLr KZ 71} TELL YOU T!J !!AV& noURAGL, YE'J, COUrtA'.V, JY OEAR GIRL, 

Courage! f i;-.* kind !>ympatheti '; to'^e • 

NELL|E< 



BUT TTLL ME, HAT THE TRI '.L E*';5Er>? 

'JCr:Ai'>'''> 
yx.-r A •-■■MF o'ln AGt^. THE JURY HAVE rlETIitED* I LCf-T TO u'ET A ulTTLE 



ncr.T. MY CLS-RKS A«G THERE, mo WE SMALL KNOW IMMCriATCLV THEY 9Rf«S 

IN A VERniCT — 

MCLLIC* 

AND YOU THINK THEY WILL SAVE '^l«? YE3? YES 7 

t FP.O'^MING ASIDE ? WHAT LITTLC HOPS HAVE I TO GIVE HER.— | jrO_l«fckLSl 

YES, MY DEAR,— THAT 13,- WE MUST HOPE FOa THE 5EUT. 

MELLIE* 

BUT WC MOST OAVE HIMi XBL «»'-«- ^^^E HIM? t THflO'.'.' I MP »r'A ARMS ROUND 

HI a NECK IN IMPLORIHR BANNER. J 

THE??E MY nEAr?, CALM YOURSELF* ALL MAY '^WT 9E no BAD* IF EVEPJYTHIMG 
FAItn, I r,TILL HAVE ONE HOPE. 

MEL LIE*. 
! WMCKLY ! WHAT I ''. IT? SPEAkI TELL UES DGM* T K«:EP MK |W SUSPEtTSc! 

aCRAGfiS* 

CALM YOURSELF DEAR. I v;»LL TELL YOU. THE FATHER IN CHIMA HE MAY 

HE7UW HI 3 MOMEY HI 3 INFLUENCE, IN 3H0RT, THERE* 5 HOPE IN 

THAT UJARTEH. 

f gRIGHTMIHC A LITTLS ! YEfi; HE* LL SAVE HIM t STOPPING OMORT ? OUT 
THE^^ HE* 3 IN CHIf^A,— f SADLY ? AND AND CHIMA I 3 30 FAR A^7AY• 

9CRAGG3. 
THE EXECUTION CAN OF. UTAID. 

NELLIE. 



I a|5|M<8 » WHAT EXECUTION J OH, TH^.y' L EXECUTE rllf THEY -I LL 

MURDER MY POOR RAYtiOl'I 
• Cl-M HYSTERICAL CRY.! 



UURDER MY POOR RAYUOI'dJ IT WILL KILL r.E,— KILL MEI I GOING OFF It 



MR9. SCRAG r;3. 
I KNEW YOU -r/OULD JO IT THE POOn CHILD f 001 t:C TO NELLIE » 



HOLD VOUR ToriGUE, ELfZAQCTH, » RAl3ir4G MgLLH:':> HEAD I THERC CEAR, 
BE CALM— OUIflT YOU.-lSELF I OIOM't MEAf! THr. CXEOUTIOM 

WCLLt K 

! nccovgRiMf? r' ricm-raArTTi c mammca ! 7HAr«K HF.AVE>r! oh, mf,-?ciful 

GOn, SAVE H|I.«1 Kt: Hi IMMOCEIMT, 3AVE HImJ 

SeaASGS a 
TH|3 '.71 LL MCVER DO. ! ASIDi: ! SL|2A(3eTH, TAKE HEH AWAY. 

MRS* 3CRACC3* 



YES^ COyr., MELLIE, MY DEAR — YOU MEED REST ANO 8U I ET» 

M CtL I E> 
OH don't TAKE ME A/.AY, LET ME REGAIN HE«E THAT I MAY HEAR THE FIP.3T 
WORD OF NC'73, .1 HAVE A QTrtOfJC KCART— I CAN 3EAS TO HEAa THE .-.ORST. 

flCr>AGP3» 
AH, UY POOP. GinL, YOU MUr.T RE^T AftHILE, 3E3|DE:r. IT MAY HE HOURS BE- 
FORE •:iZ HEAR A 'VORO, GO, AMH | PROMISE TO SUMMON VOO A3 SOOM AS WE 
HEAR ANYTHIMC * ASIDE » HEAVitN FORGIVE ME FOR LYIMR. 

MP.S< 3CRAGG3* 
YEr5, C6UE DEAR ! HEAPI MS HER TOVARPq n» f 

NELI.IE. 



THANK YOU,— OH YOU ARE ALL UO R|MD, THE FIRST WClVS CALL WE, TMAT3 
A DEAR OLD MAN « KI33 E3 HIM ASP EXITS -7 1 TH M R3> nCRACCG ! 

: SCRAGGO4 

* GO I NC TO FIRC PLACE AND f^TArrniWG } AH, THE POOR GIRLJ IT NEARLY 
BREAKS MY TOUCH OLD HEART TO SEE HER 30FrER SO. « f^ EM t rCP- Y I MO— 
MUCH MOVED! IT ^ILL KILL ME IF HE CAM» T UZ CLEARro. WHAt' 3 T^r MAT- 
TER WITH VE? THI n \'JLL NEVER DO, DEAR UP SCRACGS, SEAR UP. » JBOESI 

TO DESK AMD RIMG3 BELL ? I T» 3 A CLEAR CA3E OF COfPEMNING AN INNOCENT 
HAN ON CtRCuUSTAMTIAL EVIDENCE. HANG THE LAW— HANG THE JUDGE AMD 
THE jury; AMD '-SHAT AN OLD FOOL I AM THAT I CAM* T SAVE HIM. ? BETSEY 
QJTEHS. ; 

SCRAGGS. 



BETSEY, HAS MY CLCRK AHjIIVED YETT 

BETTEV* 
NO fJ I Fl« 

0CaAGG5« 



THEN OETf'ET YOU WAIT IN TJ-fE HALL •tILL YOU HEAa K|M AND LET HIM |N AT 
OMCE, EH, AT OMCf: DET iCY* THEH.:. OCT'iEY |5 A HALF Cf'.OWN FOP. YOU , 
t HANOI MP HEH MOMEY * 

BET'SEY* 
OH THANK YOU, THAflK YC'J« 

!3CFtASC.5« 
EH, SCTf^EY, didn't I TELL YOU TO MEVEii THANK ME— THERE NOV GO— 
MINDl MEVe^ THAMK UK FOP. ANYTHING* 

OETSEY* 
THAT I V.'CM't MR. r?CnAG0r3,— :?'JT, THrN |*U 30 MUCH oriLlGCn. 

GET OUT* ! RUSHES TO'VAnDS HEa — r,Hf. EXITS OU I CKLY } 

3cnAcGg» 

; 31 T3 AT DE3K CQM.VENOES TO 'VP.ITC ? IFIMER THERE V/A3 A POOR GIRL IN 
TROUaLE IT3 THia ONE. THCY "iVILL KILL THEM UuTM, A^^D KILL ME. |*VE 
SEEN 3UFKEr'.|MG A3 A CRIMINAL LAWYER; BUT THIS IS THE "?0R3T CATiE, 
AND NOT THE LEA3T CLUE TO THE REAL A3r,A3|M, THE VILLAir! Wfte KILLED 
THE MOTHER ^ILL KILL THE r»00 T G|RL ANP LOVER TOO* SCRA-p':, YOU ARE 
A rjTUPIP OLB FOOL TO riOT FERRET OUT THE REAL MURDERER* YOU, WHO HAVE 
DCEN CALLED A ULY OLD FOX TO LET AW INM0CO4T «AN 01 E ! SELL HEARD ? 

ah! the bell— have they 'irjounuT in a veroict so ouicf;, conviction 

A3 SURE A3 FATE. — ^A'-'M |Tl 

BCT-CY. 



! ENTER! ^^G ? OH MR SCRAGGS THERE rjE T'.VO AT THF. DOOR, V^H I CH flHALL I 
LET IN? 

SCRAeG3, 



DAMN ItJ OOTH OF THEU— HUR !YI ? TET^EY E;;|TS (VJICKLY ? TIO OF 

Them eh? - — it ALWAYr; takeo two of my clerks to no anything* 



} ENTER SCRAGQ3 CLERK, AND RErJ'.'il CK* 3 
SERVANT ArTEM HI M« ! 



WELL, OLIVtat 



I COUP TONC t THEY HAVE 



SChAGG3« 



OLIVER* 



I 3CBAGBS fUJ'^HECi TO HIM AMD 3LAP3 HAND OVER 
MOUTH— ~ YOUMG !MH FRIGHTENED*! 

SCRAGGY* 



OAMN IT, MArt, DO YOU WiriH TO R0U3F: THE HOUSE. SPEAK IN WHISPEnn* 

WHAT HAVE THPT t)ONE, GUILTY, EH? 

? NELLIE SEEN Alf H. AS |F r>HE HAD STl^rALTM- 



THILY APPROAC H ED IT— L iaTMBING* SHE EH«- 

Tsari n, judt as clerk gay^*! 

OLIVER* 



euiLTYl 



I MELUE GIVE3 SCREAM AMD FALLS |N FAINT* 

CCHAGG5 RUM3 TO HER* nCrr^|CK*3 SERVArJT 



SE£3 Hta AND CiCEMU TO PITY HER** 



:CRACGS* 



MY cool THEY HAVE KILLED HER* 

SEHVAMT* 
? WHO APPnoACHE3 AMD LEAMS OVr. ^ HER ! NO, NOT QUITE* r5EE! SHE 

liULATMLlJ* 

SCRAGG3* 



YE3, OUMC WATER, QUICK SOUE l^MTER* 

SERVArtT* 
f CET3 WATER FROM TATLE -— A3IPE | RALPH RENtVI CK YOU IVILL KILL HER 
TOO* 



UCRA'C.rJi 



HAND IT HEne UUI CK» 



f TAK£3 ft'ATCn AMD SPRIMKtfCS FACE:. '^HZ aE- 

.yiVL-3 / HTft:« TlieV C/.:;,'.Y HEB TO LOUMGE 

ceriTLY* ? 

3He ,1U iT iC JUIET* COME, GIVE H£.~t A| R« OHE WILL OC ALL RIGHT |M A 
MO'JEMT* IT WA3 A SAD 3L0\V» ? n^EIMG .TEmvi CK* r; OrRVArij ? 
WELL ay WAM, MOW DID YOU GET H!;,Hf:~ 'VHAT DO YOU 'vAtiTT 



A WfTSSAGE ir YOU PLeA.TE, 'i I i, t-Mi).' tin* ."iALPK r^ErrviCrc » H&N'npfG MIM 
NOTE i 



i<ALPM F.EMiM ricl *VH."TI H'' HEfiT IN" LLfOCnT 

I TEArilMC SEAL OF LCTT^in HArJTlLY AND riEH- 
VO-J LY« t 



:.c'sv/.'T. 



AaRIVEO TH|3 MORMir?G ? A^ilDE ; A LIE, iiUT TI-!AT*2 rtOT UNCOMMON , FOR 
ME : C^4TE^^'3 BETSCY ? 

SCRAGG3» 



! HIGH «LeK ? we.t'e SAVEnI {»-•-, BrrnrY, we are TAvrroI I reapimw t 

•^^ I HAVE JUST arrived |M Lof-Tjor.' FRO'il Ci;tNA. MY r^lF.F Af'D PURPqiSE 
UPON HEAniMG THE GAD NEWS OF MY 'iOW. " M I HFOHTIT'E, ^IDS f'E TO nu'-'MON 
YOU IMMEDIATELY, A3 A FHIEND AND HI!) COUNSEL* HOPING YOU ?/|LL NOT 
DELAY A MOMENT, i AM S|NCEr.F:LY YCMRS, RALPH REMWICK, NUMBER 15 THE 
AL.jAliV**' : ^■|Oi^i OL£E ! V', 3ET!5EY, EH? WE*LL 3AVE THE YOUNG MAM 

YET* ! GIVES 3ET'-iEY A HUG IN HIS JOY « 

J UUHPaiSED r OH MR. SCRAGGSj 

! ErrTWji^t AJTI C ? COME JETK.y! '^ET «Y HAT, — YES TET-'.EY MV HAT, AND 
HERE OLIVER, YOU LAZY DOG, DOm' T STAND THERE LIKE Aff EGYPTIAN MUM«V» 
'iuril CTDER A CAD, AMD M|N'7, AND TELL THEM ALL THEY GET |3 A SHILLING 

am:^ :i;.i»c::3e« ! TO nEK.MCi<*s 3E;^va-'t T and ycjI tell your master 

I VILL 3E THERE AT ONCE* 

! SERVANT EXITS f 



10 



I OHVE.-< Arm qETr^'CY STA.^T AT THE5F: CRDEaS 
QLlVEa E:X IT:i~. BrT-iF-Y nrTf. MAT, rrr.T, rxr ^ 
J AMR HAT QVr.r; Ht^i r.Yf^n ir4 HUi^RY AMH EXCITtC- 
MfirtT* GENERAL ^^"^'Z OF ';oi 'h ur. | ON j r4 OET- 

Tirra coat ort •■•;..urtG etc» 'VHich cam bc maue 

iLAUGMAfJLr, fXJ^.ri"' THia ME»_L|E HCVIVES, 
AND i3|T3 UP ON 3QFA« > 



NELLIE. 

? DcapArui-!c:Ly ! cuiltyI ruiltyJ Ar,'D thi-y -^^ill kill uy fooa rav- 



mondS 

SCHAGGr;, 
no! MOI COME CHEER VPl WE* .HE SAVEOl LOOK! LGOKI * HA>!ntr>rP MgR 
REN'.VICK* rj NOTE ! 

NELL I?:. 



t MECHANICALLY TAKING NOTE. IN noUfJTFUL TOME ! WE ARE SAVED^ OUT 
HOW? ~~"^ 

3CRAGGH# 
REAnl I fJEE YOU CAM* T — - I ■VILL4 RALPH liEN'^lCK HAS RETURNED. 

NELLIE 



; B^.ICHTL^?tNC A LITTLE ? A?tD PAi'A TOO? 

3CRAC-3» 
IT POCaN*T r^AY. 

NELLIE* 

WHY OF C0UR3E HE HAS— « AND WC*Tl IjAVC RAYUOMdI 

SCRACOS 
Yt3| .3UT TMERi:*S HOT A MOMENT TO SPARE. I MUST TEE THE FATHER AT 
ONCE. » ENTER OLIVER, i 

OLIVER. 
THE CA3 I :5 OUTS|DE« 

aCRAGCG. 
f GOING TO rflCLLIC CO«n BYE MY OCAH Gir^L— CHECH UpI 



II 



WHERE ARE YOU GOING? 



TO REtrvfCK'a. oor!*T yom oec THt. motc 9AY» comsc at once» 

NELL|£:« 
BUT AM I rrOT GOING TOO —- GAN*T I SEP PAPA? 

9CHACQS» 
NOI IT* 9 ENTIRELY OUT OF THE OUE^JTION* YOU ARE NOT JiTRONG ENOUftK* 

NELLIE* 
YES I AM* OH, no LET ME G0» 

? THROfflMG ABKS AROUND Hl» |H PLEAntNC 

VOIGC f 
PLEA5C CO, — I »ANrr :iO MUCH TO SEE PAPA AND COWFORT HIM, FOa THE 
NEWS OF WAMMA's death «»|LL I3C A TERRIfJLE ILOW. | Ki3ng3 HIM f THCflE^ 
A GOOn OLn MAN — DO LET «E G0» 

3CflAGC3» 
« A3i Pg ? OH lord! r TO >t£LL I E ! UO YOb FEEL bTnONG ENOUGH? 

NELLIE* 
OH YEnI 3ETaCY GET MY SHA«<L AND HAT* 



COME, HU.^MY. T!-tE=?c'3 NOT A MQUEfiT TO J^.PAqE* I T* S A »-ATTER OF SAVING 
A LIFE. RALPH aE^WtCfc's IMFLUEMCE AND MONEY , SHALL SAVE H\'^ r,oN~ 

voufi Love.-,* 

NELLIE* 
HEAVEN 9E P.^Air.EDj HE OHALL NOT DIE — OH YO'J ARE SO KIMC AND GOO© 
Ma bCfiAGGS* 

I SET'iEY PUTTING HAT AND QHAS^L ON NELLIE f 



9CRAGGS 
HURRYl TIWE 13 PRECIOU'J* 



\ ELIZAOETH ENTERS mv) WONDFrS AT THE 

CONrU-^ION* 3 CnAGG3 SEES HER AND IN HiA 
'Mlfl HUtatiR EUBRACEO HER AND IMPa iriTfl ft ri"*^ 



\2 



SCRAGG3. 
there:, ELIZABETH, DON'T SAY AGAIN 1 NEVER KISSED YOU. 



MRS. 3CRAGG3. 



OH, JONATHAN! tWIPING KISS OFF; YOU HORRID MAN- 
YOU GOING? 



•BUT WHERE ARE 



NELLI E. 
iMTH FORCE! TO SAVE MY POOR, DEAR RAYMOND. 



P l-CTURE-OURTA I N. 



Y - L 



>-n»*» j *»■■ ' »■ 



ACT .U 



s c E I ; 



aALPH h«:m»./icj<*u 


Af 


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i3E---| OEUECTEO — SOLUS, i AH, HALPH r-lEMMCK, Y -TJ A.TE A VILLIAr.', 

WHAT AM I? HUT IT'S YOM TMAT HAVE OOi-E IT ALL J YO'J THAT T-ROj^hT 

ME TO TmJS DECRAOATION, I WAi; OrCC PnOSPCROUS Af.'O HOMORAULC- -tiUT 

orii;k! Dn»r:Kl r.:oif' »♦« his tool — i?e ooel, vmth me A9 kc Lif:E'j; 

HUT I'm NEARLY CI VEr' OUT, I HATE HIM* HATE HY'JELF — li,^TE EVEP.Y- 

THUX, - BUT YOU, sTAKI.%g' BOTTLE FfiOU PQCKETi . YEfS, EVEPiYTHirx 

nUT YO«J, MY DAHLir.R, 1 ADiMRI! BOTTLE. ; IF I TELL ALL, T EY 

ft ILL an;: j^e of you. r-ionT of i cl t;u'i;^i r-ioi uol r-:^:y ^;fJ,^:•T 

STEAL YO'J PnofJ ?^E, r-:0, NEVERi ionif K:;. • I T'-fTi'JOHT IT WO'ILO TEAR 
MY HEAi<T OUT TO SEE HE/^ LY»t;G THERE HALL AU OEATH, V' -rt IT LAY |f: 
U" HANO'J TO yAVE HEi^, taeC-OHY, YOU r-lAD A HEART Or:CE, YOU VVEHE 
HOr:ORAnLE, WHY 3 --iOULDf!* T YOU 96 i.O*? C»7T MY R'JMj MY RUM? f OT A 
OHlLLIfX I. TME ■• )iiLD, WtTH HIM I HAVE PLErTY. IF I 

Drr.'f^Uf'CE Hifi ir>rp.!.;cc;L£ai i.oi my RUMi my nAnLif:G, i^e*ll 

r'KVER PART. 

ii-UGCi;:c Ar:D iriasir.c rottle An i^VfiCK 

lV.yt.r^-^ FR.T-: R. j 

REf.wICK, 
*ELL, YOU OLO nRM' KEr aOT, OHINiMtG ACAIf, EH? 

idOlUC TO DESK L, Af^ rHITtrc.; 



AYc, DRir;KJi c AcArr;. 

iwaiTir c; :;n t -XY have convicted him? 

r;cnVAt:T . 
YESI 

: Asl PE; so ■•.UCH TlJE BETTSa — CUnriC him; RDT I M'.IOT MAKE A ;>i-iOW 

or ClUEK ITO aERVAMT: YOU oeLIVEREO THE LETTER? 

acRVAr T. 
I niD. i HAL F An I DE I MAY IT t THE LA.'iT, 

REMariCK . 
'qVErtHEARI! 6 HIM. ; rHAT»ri T'-'AT? EHV DRirKl^f^ AHA IT? 

SERVAKT 



AYF, rfUKIRLI.' r, AGAU , I HA.VC Ef^'irt! TO PUi.lUBLE AHOUT. RALPH REr:- 
IflCK, I'M TIREn OF DEING Ahi ACCOMPLICE TO At' ArsSALi'J 

REf.y.lCC . 
JUUMPIMG UH QUICKLY Ai It QM t CK VOICE.; WHAT»..> THAT? 

acRVAr T, 

» -'.AID I V.'A'i TIRED OF TEltG AN ACCOMPLICE TO ^U A'J3A5Sir4, A MUR- 
DERER — - 

RENWICK. 

WHAT *OULO Yv'i'J 00 ABOUT IT, V ■' i a.'ICAKING HAHCAL — DEfJOUf!CE UE? 
f.EVERi ;nf!.A:jP|:.C HIM. ; I y<OULD :JHAKE YOUR LIVER C'JT FIRST. 

:3EC0'' 1: CALi'JCR: A' D T';I3 IG the VyAY I AM PAID FOa ALL I HAVE 

DOf E FOR YO'!, YO'J ^iiARVrG r-HCTCHj 

?3ERVAr T . 
YOU HAn RETTER killed me WHEr; I FIRST CAME HERE; FOR THEf I WAQ 
HOrORAntC^ I WAS HO: E3T. !3UT, COD Kr!0»S, FAR FROM THAT N0». Pt^T 

HAVE YOU DOr E FOR ME? MADE ME MAD WITi-; DRINK, POI30f-iCI) MY RfiAlf: 

AYE, THAT*r^ V.HAT YOM HAVE DOriC FOH ME, A.^iD f.'0\f< Y'Mi ARE KILLirJG 

A POOR GIRL, t OT CO!.TE!JT WITH MURDERHrC HER POOR MOTHER. RALPH 



ncr VMCK» IT TA!;e:, A DA.'iea MArj TiiAr: i to v.ct rr. 

MAf:» YOU ARC OHUi:K — YOU AiTF. SAD — YO'J Kl OV- t;OT WHAT Y nu :iAY. 

£EnVj^_|_T, 
I K; OV. I AM MAO, YOtf HAVE MATjE IAF 30* GTIl.L THET^E nEItAirs A LI T- 

TLr 3i\ARK OF HOt:0R Ar;D f ' I TY It: TUI 3 OLD UHATTERED PRAWE. 

REl;frlCK. 



Ar:D Tliia \:i V'HAT YOU CALL HOr;OR. AFTER LIVirC WITH Mt Ti-cr.TY YFARfJ 
AND THCr; OEr-.'OWKCC THE MAI' THAT HAS FED YO'J FOR ALL Tl-IAT TIME. r.DT 

LOOK A MOMENT, YOU DOr;*T COrslOER OriC THtfJC, 

jJERVAjrr, 
WnAT*" THAT? 

YOU r>AAr rOT co thih thing, 

SERVANT, 
I DARE TO DO At-'YTHJI G, YOU CAY J At3 MAO, A MAD MAN FEARS K'OTH!r:G 

REf:WIC^: , 
nUT ?":-iT '."Oi'LO r'CrOME OF YOU, EH? TOU FORCtT THAT T(-!L LAW ftO'"LD 

RECOGr.Ize YOU as my accomplice; that Y0>J have BtLI. At: A.CtoSORY 
TO THE fact; HErCE AG GUILTY AS I AM, 

jSERVANT BEGINti TO GtVE Hi AKlJ 3H0»5 Ste fi 

OF FRIGHT! 
E^^'JALLY - 
THAT »t ARE DOTH CuTlTY. 



A 



3 en V ANT, 



;>tORE JOt^iAi^.jlVLl TRUE, 3IR. 

RErWtCK, 
YOU DO Tillo TKltIG, ANt. YOU LOJE YCUH OV.N LIFE, DE'J I DE^ A MA'iTER 
*r,0 |£i VVILLIN'C TO HE 3TILL -ORE LITERAL TllAf- HEf^.ETOFOriE, BE A MAr; 

HOrORA'iLE ?'ITH Yrnin EMPLOYER, AND YOUR yALARY 1:5 RAISED +200 TrilS 
DAY, 

3E"VAr T, 

inRiCHTE: i: CI Tv-o mr.'UP.ED Pour-nsi act;ally t*'0 Hiif;DRED pounds? 



I rjAiD TV'O lui riPiCD Pour-f>s, row, lova: Htfic, mv man^ you cm *t af- 
ford TO DO WITIIO'IT ME, I VALUE yr,nrK TEr^VICCS. T^'O f-Df-'ORCD POUf.'Oa 
Is A COCD DEAU OF MOr.EY, 

3ERVAI T, 



I TO Ht'-tqEtF. ; T^O '-f'-naED HOUtDS J » i-!Y IT WOULD :?UY D^INK FOR 

LIFE I CAI.' r '.'MTHijTArO IT, l*M A MlOEfiAOLE 3INKCR, 

REr.PtCK. 
WELL, YOU ACCEPT? 

^E«VAt;T» 
I DO, RUMi T»0 !-f)i.:DREn PrfUCDSf t ACCEPT, I ACCEPT, 

I'lEravtCK. 

y^HO HAS RCTURMCO TO DE.SK fttJO IS V<RiTI'.C. j WELL THEK, MY FRIEND, 

HERE 10 HALF YOUR PAY tr ADVAf.'CE, ; VUrDn:C Hi:^ C HECK • tiO*> THEt:, 

I *'ILL ZXC'I-JE YOU. MJ.'.dJ A FAIT!tP)L EMPLOYE !:KVE« LOSES A.'YTHH.'C. 

i^EaVAr.T , 
♦TOTTER 1::G TO D. R, : AYE, a JR. 

^LOJK^^.^C AT CHEg?< Af S'nLir.G »ITH CRECDI 
T*0 HJriDRED POUr,DSl TIfO HUt;OREO POU^•DSl 

i EX ITU P. W. I 

REhlfelCK . 

TKEJ^Ei I HAVE SETTLED HIW. HOft I 00 HATE A CMICKEf: HEA'ITCD MAfv, 

aUT I MEED FEAR roTHItC UORC FHOM HIM, h'E*LL UE 0RU,':K CT.'OUGM if' 

Af: HOUR, f 0»s, TO OTHER MATTEHS. I • VC nEE!. StcnFTED kf: Y!:»3 

PLACE TH^EE U0!;TH3, 0! LY CETTIT G A LITTLE FRESH AIR AT ri^^HT ^\'£U 
I COULD yTEAL FORTH OI'OnSERVED, RAYMOrD CO'iOEMNCOi WHAT AI" UN- 
LUCKY DOGj I MUrjT I.Ern COURAGE TO MEET HIS C0UI3EL, 

iRi-'jgg, GOES TO aincaoARD TAKca class 



BHAIJDY At.D TAKES IT IK Of E St^ALLQW. j 
THERE, THAT *»LL f.'ERVE ME. f.'OW LET .ME COLLECT MY THOUGHTS, THAT 

SCOUt.ORCL Gf^EGORY HAS MADE ME r.ERVOUS. ITHIIKIf-C, i FIRST, I * LL 

HAVE TO rjGEM EXCEEOrCLY GRIEVED, Af.D VILI. li.O TO DO AI^YTHIfX TO 
SAVE HIM — BUT IMVVT CAi. I DO? jC^JCKLES TO HlWSELFt HA! HAI 
OFFER TO FURf ISH MOr.EY, MY ir.'FLi i Ff CEJ BUT V^HAT WILL T.'-^T AVA I L / 

WHY 3M0UL0 I DESIRE TO SAVE HIM j LOOKS ROUHD CAUTIQUSLYj HZ:*3 

r.OT ••iY !jOf;; yet TO The eyes of the f'ORLD HE Is. THAT WAS A LUCKY 



sTaoKE, aETfji&ioK^ vmr. vou poaceo hi -; ?.'OTHcn»a mn., Arjo co- vehte-o 

HCR VAST POR-pjhE TO YOUnsgtr. HE V-AS YCOfX THEN, V.'0'>LO TWAT ME f-|AD 
DIED, HOt HC WJOT LJVt, A' D THIS IS V»MAT HE HAD (.BOUGHT Of: HJM- 

SCLr. I NEVER L>7VE0 H«M; r:OR DID I LOVE THE >;OTHER, SHE »Aa A 
FOOL TD MARnY ;4E; FOM WhAT V/al; < THEM HUT A POOn AOVEDTURER. OUT 
SHE HAD MOr.'ET— A V/IO0i» W:|03E f-KariANO LEFT HER T'!'' OAf :03, Af^D «! 
OrJLY SON. I MARRIED THE WOM^r;, AT.D COT HEH MftKCT. DY THE *AY, 

»HCae CAK THAT WILL OE? {LOOK INC MQf'.tt PAfEilS tN BRA»gfm 8^ OESKj 
I HAVE LOOKED FOR IT EVEaY PLACE. WHAT A FOOL I ^Aa NOT TO HAVE 

OEOTROYED IT — PiiHAj IT 13 HID; E! ArAY I J 30ME -.ifi^ft PLACE. UO 

ONE WILL EVER 3EE IT, BE'ilDES IT »»A3 T^-EKTY YtA.13 AGO. THERE* U 
Af'OTHER OlrjACREEAdLt T^SK TO PERFORM, KELLIE nEYf.'OLOS MUaT DC 

TOLD OP HER FATHE.^'S OEATH; Tt^AT M'JsT fJE EXPLA I r-ED AC-AIN; f?WT 
TH.'.fX HEAVCK, r OT TO HER. 3CRACCS SMALL TELL HER. tMLt HE OU'3- 

PECT ANYTHIKe? HE 1 3 A SLY OLD FOX. 30 t^i I. WE'LL OCC. 

jWINCS BELL. i 
_3EHVAnT> 
lEK'TERa, DID YOU RINe, SIR? 

BEtiWICK. 
TES; HE WILL nE HERE K: A MOWEKT, BE lU READINCSii TO a HOW Hl« IK, 

SERVANT. 
YEO, SIR, j gXITG L. U. E. ? 

ft CT! WICK. 

Riaca. G OES OP stace. pRircs oown two heavy blaok t»»CKiKe OAsesi 

there: IT must APPEAR T'iAT I • VC JUQT RETURNED. LlGTCTil SOME 9«E 

Is COW IMC. I r^sT MAKE A GOOD APPEAHAf.CE, 

ICOES TO OEOK 3 ITS DOWN' BURtCS HI 5 HEAP IN 
HAf 03 Ag IF IN CRIEF A3 30RA«C3 CMTERS 



WITH NCLtlE ON HI 3 AHM PHECEOCD BY aeRVAr.T 
NELLIE TAKES A BACk SEAT, SCRACCs COMES 
POWN. REfWIGK ROIAfWa WITH HEAD WiltfEO IN 
HANDS TILL 9CRACC9 APPROACHEJl^ Tfj^fY ^PR'^«' 

UP. THEY ARE Pf^ETTY WELL DOWr: Ar.'D It: 

3tlCH A MA.' r.ER THAT NELLIE lO UI.3EE.-;, SER- 
VANT EXIT3 0, R.l 
REN WICK. 

MY OEAR FRIEWO, I AM CLAD YOU HAVE COME. | HAVr BEEN MlaCRAOLE 

3IK0E MV RETURN, j AFFECT I I.T- i HTWC-JU. i 



6 



KDT MGF1C SO TMAfJ MYriELF. 

nC?:^ tCK. 
I ARRIVED .«T A fClP fOURS ACO, TJRED Aim FOBN' OUT * I TH THE JO'mr^EY- 

AND MY 3r>r;, oh, my 30 r: I 

BCRACGS. 
CO! VICTEO^ ACTUALLY CONVICTED, AKD WILL HE EXECUTED, 

REf.WtCK. 
0AM NOTHir e SAVE HIM? DO C t VE ME HOfC, THE CWICF WILL KILL ME. 



C.1Ar-^5 » 
THERC IS f-riPE. MOr'EYi a I R, MODflYj IMFLUEMCEi A KEV TH I At, 

EH? SDRIGHTEr:it.:r-. ; 

BCr VV|CK » 

CAN (T ;£: DONE? 

uc'iAecj. 



IT DCf'E:.;)6 uro.\ You. THE Jt.LV bh.m-oc i act la a cjtay of PRocrco- 
\<cu, IT y.'iLi. or/F- T!!!: di:T£:jT!VCo TImC. the rf:al ASJiAur.lN, ThtE 

TRAtror. MAY BE I SC-'VE8E0-— 
^C^V•■ ic.-;. 



l^CO"'i'J: BUT TM5;nE ARE t^tO CLUtTn. Fn">M WHAT I fUVE lEAfr.', T !E EVI- 

DCt c^: i& o'rCLOGiVi: against my aorj. 

SCRACC3. 

tr'je; »jt murder will out. 

RCtPicr: . 

; A3 1 in; CAN HE S'isPrcT anything? ;f.'ijA~ is hc Arrr.n'' lALM.'oi 

TRUE, sir; but come, THIG SmO tiLOn AI;D the FATICUE 0=- the JOuatiEY 
HAS t^'.C^n, P.-.0!3Tf.ATC0 ME, i T/ILL call at your OFFICE IN THE MORi.'IMC 
Pr»EPAnED TO DO WMAT*:j 1.': MY POWE'I TO UAV: Hll. 'tOVJEVcri MC-MmE 

LEAVir:© I HAVE AfOTHC.T MATTEh, A V £rt Y UNPLEAaAf'T MATTER TO COMUU- 
nlC/.TE T^ vr*). 



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• ijCRVA-T 13 r,C'-t\ TO EfTca FH0.-.1 n. R. Arn 
.TAr.'.j .•:C!-iir:n A Bn:;K ca:jc OR ocsK sKFf ny 
AUOierJCC nuT 'J^'ftEEn ny t^hljC oi: liTACE. I 



COrOERr:ir G REYN0L03. 

f.ELL IC, 

|Ri Tt; c — ■ft'Jl^^:.i my dea;? papa — tiC is here. 

•LEArillG FonV-'Aap WITH OI'C HAr:n OH CHAIB. 
AO <F TO CATCH EVEaV WQiTO, ; 

aCKA^r-S.. 
Rrrt:OLOS — ME HERE? HE VM L L HE A COUFOaT TO H»0 DAUGJTrEfl, T!!E 
POOR CHILOi 

Rgr.y/ICK. 



ALAS, t;EVEnf LlSTErii Ol;E DAY V^Htl-E IfeE WERE VJ.'ilTII.G A CHIt:ESE 

TEMPLE or: A rCAr.T OAt, HE^ out of A JOKE, UTOLE THE lf»OtDERP)t 
aHAY-LC, A CHlr.EriS IDOL, FaOM THE TEilf^LE. HE S<A3 ARnESTEO, A^!D IN 

LE::3 r-r'Af TV-ETTTf-FvTiU HOURS S'iFFEREO THE UO'jr HORRinLE DEATH AT T'!C 
HAr;D3 OF THE fiARB AR f AN'3« 

jpllRli C THIS SPEECH r:£LL I C I rj LiaTEfir.C 

D'.mnFOi/r;DED At D TOTTERH.C Ai:D FALL3 l:. 

FAir.T. CIVI- C A yEA!: LiCR-rAM. REIfc'lCK AKD 

»c:;ac-G3 rui;h to her, j 

REI ii^tCK, 
ftHATi WHO 13 rjHEi HOW DID UHE ■ £T HERE? 

■J C P. AGO -J. 
RAI'jir C HER HEAD, j IT WILL KILL HER, IT WILL !:ILL HER. TXEY HAVE 
MURDERED REYr;0LOS At D ftlLL KILL HIT, DAUGHTER. 

REf IMICK, 
;T iCUHLIfC — A:ilDEi HI:'. DAURhTERJ •AL')t;D — CO';i>OUi:C HIMUELF. | 

HAD I KV.OPK SHE V«A3 HEHC, I POULC HAVE SPAREO HER THE BLOW. 

f ELU E> 

jMALF RECOVEr^LD. i SOPniriH. j UY POOH, POOR FATMERj HE 13 yURDERED 

TOO— OH, HORRIRLE 



r;Ol DEAR, NOl IT«3 A r.l.lTAKE VOU M .3Ur:DERGT0OD. ;A'3ICC TO 

nrr.wiCKS TELL tcr; it v/Aur.'T HEYr;0Lns. 

HEAVE!: »E MEHOIPM.. LET HE DIE. ALL I :J OVCn, 

Jr.ERVAtT l!3 ygrtY MUCH AFl-'ECTED . TAKES CHECK 
OUT OF HI a POCKET. A:3 sCRAr.C3 AI O aEr:?HCK 
ARE Tr.Yt;.C TO COMFOP-T HC» HE SPEK3 AmPSi 

aERVAr.T. 
lAalOri I '^A-'T ''.TA^■n IT. ••LL OE A ^"Ar: FOR Dl CE. 

aoflAcc'.:, 

THM .0 A TERRIOLE DLO^ I KAU A PnOL TO BR.re HER MERE It: HEf^ 

rr.y cor:niT.ON. ;r:ELLiE ha:3 .ecome --met a.d cqes off ir: i>t.>hor| 

THERE. SHE lU QU . ET. LET HER «E.T. AID TH.Y K . LL rn C-:AnL.E HEY- 
NOLnS- I COULD HARDLY GUr.PECT H.M GUILTY OF THE POLLY HE COMMITTED. 

,T V-AS BCYOf^D UY CO^PrtEHEi ,ii I OrU HE ;:unT HAVE DD: E IT 1' A ^l T OF 
ABERRATION. 

t^ELLl C^ 

;r.rrovERtr^c ^rMN- flisEu , nEcouEc FRA^:T^c- aUoHEC. TO i^E.^c.:.- 

•TI3 A FALj;E:;or?Dj ME !:EVrR Din IT, I TELL YW, 'TIS FALliEl 

;c:^^l. collected MAKKE.^.i ALA.i, bHE»a DELIRIOUa- aAOi 

NELLIE. 
MAOj 



Yro, MAO 



3Cr'.Accu. 

— THE LA.T ULO^fe WAIi T:K) MUCH. HCF MTD 19 AFFECTED. BE 
HUaT TAKE HER FH.jU HERE AT O: CE, 

leOCS TO rXLLIE.— ..ERVAKT A^ »> 3U13f)Er:LY 
RESOLVED Tf:AHLi c^-iTCK T!!:;r;r; IT t:> THE 
cuou.-.o, Rjbi.Ea 0"T ir: fra'TIC MArrER. i 



THE SHAY-LE. 



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!TIME SUPPOQCn to l-i/VVC ^lapsed BETaEEiri LAST 
ACT AMD TH|3» |S SEVERAL M0NTH3« ? 



3 C E N E: ENGLISH P'fM 'SQHf S|M|LAR TJ PRI30M SCENE 



IM ••'=:03E MICHEL" AT BACIC 13 SEEN CITY 



LIGHTED 


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RENW 


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MOOM 


IS AT FULL 



HEIGHTH, MA^CI^!G STAGE LIGHTER* T|VE! 
EVEM|r'i5 lEFORE rtAYi-iOWO* 3 EXECUflOfJa 



» AT RISE. RAYMOND 13 SITTING I TJ CELL. 
IN A FIT CF DESPAIR* LOOKS PALE AND 
HAGGARD* • 



raymc::d» 
? 90lu3 ? there* ^3 not a hope. t0-i10.%.{0'.v morning they ■'/ill kill me, 

AN INJNOCEMT VAm; YES, TKEY .'ILL WUnOEtt ME» OH MERCyI UERCyI CAN 
NOTHING SAVE ME? HEAVE;>4 HELP ,.1E IN MY CE'^PAIR. | CALL ON YO'J TO 
INTERCEDE — TELL THEM ALL I AM | :^;:-J0 CENT, THAT I D|DN*T KILL NELL|E*S 
MOTHER ? ANGUI'oh! AND DESPAIR ; I !3ESEECH YCU TO TELL THEMI AMD 
NELLIE, WY DEAR riELLIE, HO'."' CAM I DIE AMP LEAVE YOU, YO'J SO YOUMG, 
SO BEAUTIFUL, ALOiiE IN THE 'JOilLr.,, YE3, ALCNeI ALONE! 

? DL'RYING HIS HEAD AMD SOBBING. TURNKEY 



EMTER3 FRC" L. U. E. COMES CO'.VN AMO UM- 
LOCKS CELL 3* AND ENTERS.: 

T URNKEY. 
A MAN BELOW TO SEE YOU, 3 | R, HAS 3EEN THERE THE PAST HOUR» 

RAYMOND 
A MAN? WHAT NAME? 



TURNKEY* 
HE REFUSES TO GIVE ANY, 3IR» RATHER A POOHUY CLAD MAN* 

RAYMOND. 



SOME POOR WRETCH, WITH A M0R3ID DESIRE TO SEE ME BEFORE I AM EXECUTED* 

I can't see him* 

TURNKEY* 



19 THERE ANYTHIMG I CAN DO FOR YOU? 

RAYMOND. 
NO, THAMES* ? TURNKEY EXITS, LOCKING DOOR ! 

TURNi^EY. 
f WITHOUT CELL • HE DON-',T LOOK LIKE THE GENERAL RUN* : EXITS L.U.E. 



RAYMOND* 
I nONDER WHY MY FATHER DOES NOT COME OFTENER— HE SURELY PITIES ME* 
SOMETIMES i THINK HE TOO BELIEVES ME GUILTY* WHEN WE ARE ALONE HE 
SEtMS ao COUU AND DISTANT* AND AT TIWE3 GREATLY AGITATED* ? EXAMIN - 
ING WATCH : i WONDEIi HHW THE DON* T COWE* KIND OLD 3CRAGGG 3A|D HE* D 
USE GREAT INFLUENCE, AND THE AUTHORITIES HAD GRANTED THE PRIVILEGE 
OF ALLOWING MY FRIENDG TO SEE ME AND HE* D BE HERE SURE AT SEV.IN, WITH 
NELLIE* OH, HOW CAN I MEET HER FOP. THE LAST TIME, GIVE HER A FARE- 
WELL EMBRACE* IT '.'/ILL KILL ME, IT WILL TEAR MY HEART OUT* THE 
THOUGHTS OF THE SCAFFOLD 13 NOTHING COMPARED TO THE THOUGHT OF PART- 
ING iVITH HER* POOH rtELLIsJ POOR MELLIE* ! RISES AND GOES TO GRATED 



DOOR R* • SEE YONDER MOOi^* HOV; 3EAUTIFUL IT isi HOW MANY MANY 



TIMES HAVE WE STROLLED ARM IN ARM UENEATH THY GLORIOUS LIGHT; THEN 
HO'.'/ FOR HOURS, we'd GAZE ON THY GLORY WITH LIGHT AND GAY HEARTS* 
NOW, YOU LOOK UPOM UE A CONDEMNED WAMJ AYE, A UURDEP.ER IN THE EYES 
OF A CRUEL WORLD* YOUR LIGHT CANNOT CHEER MV HEART A3 IT ONCE DID* 
TO-NIGHT, YOUR RAYS PENETRATE MY DREARY CELL* TO-f.!0RRO'.'J, THEY*t 
LIGHT MY LONELY GRAVE, YES MY GRAVE* 

GOES BACK GORROnFUL AND 3URRIES HIS HEAD 
IN HANDS, AND SODS* | 

? TURNKEY ENTERS FOLLOWED BY REN'.7|C| e* 
TUR NKEY GOES TO UPPER CELL R* AND OUTERS 
WHILE RENWICK COMES DOWN*? 



^ r 






rw A MouEiNfT 3ra, and i*ll let you into your 3on*'o cell. 

nEw.'ia;* 

! R ; CURSE THIS JObI I HATE I t1 I ',V|LL BE GLAH 'VHEW I T'^ OVER* I 
CAN THEM HAVE SOME PEACE I HOPE* I VlLL SEND GREGORY TO THE CONTINENT 
ON 30ME PRETEXT, RIDDING MY3LLF CF HIS LOOSC TOMGUE* SINCE THAT EVE- 
NING HE 30 DcSpE^ATELY TPACO TO C ENO'JMiCE WC, I HAVE NOT TRUSTED HIM 
OUT OF MY SIGHT* HOW MUCH HE WAWTEH TO COME HERE WITH ME; BUT I 
WOULD NOT TRUST HIM, HE* S SUCH A WEAK MINDED DOG* THANKS TO A GOOD 

LOCK AMD KEY, HE* S SAFE. * SHAK. It'G f:i:Y J 

• S i 

TURNKEY* 



COMING DOWN- : t-tOW GIrI | 3EC; YOU.l PARHOM FOR 7Y DELAY. • OPENS 



DOOR RENWICK ENTERS — 3 EEG RAYVONU, TFEY EMBRACE. 



FATHER* 



BAY''.0;iD« 



RErt'VI 



! HYPOGHI Tl OALLY • UY DEAR SOt^J 



RAY'<i»;rrQ« 

I WAS BECOMING I i.l PATI Ef-JT AT YOUR DELAY,-- BUT MELL I T, WHERE* S NELLIE 
WERn't you to accompany :.'.R« SCRAGGS AND NELLIE? ' 

hiFM'i7ir.r>. 

? ASIDE ? THAT G|RL*S NAME ! TO P.AYMOND * t^O, MY DEAR SON, I 

WAS TOO IMPATIENT TO OEE VOU; BESITES OLD 3CRAGGG |^'SULTED ME YES- 
TERDAY* HE SAIU I WAS A HEARTLESS WRETCH, AND HAD MOT ''OME ALL IN 
MY POWER TO SAVE YOU, WHEN YOU KNOW MY DEAR SON, l*VE MOT SLEPT FOR 
NIGHTS. ! AFFECTING • IT WAS CRUEL IN HlfU, klY POOR UNTORTUrtATE 
SON SOMETIMES | THINK THE GRIEF V I LL KILL VX» 

RAYUQM )» 
IT WILL KILL NELLIE,— YES, IT WILL KILL HER. ALL THROUGH MY TP.lAL 
I STOOD LIKE A MAN. f'l/C T.^I £0 TO f3E CHEERFUL WHEN MY HEART BLED 
FOR HER, I HAVE ENCOURAGED HER WITH FALSE HOPE; AMD NO'V, ALASItHERE*3 
NO HOPE. TO-MORROW I DIE FOP. A CRIME COMWITTEri BY ANOTHER. NOT 
UNTIL NOW HAVE I FELT LIKE CRYING OUT TO HEAVEN. I AU INNOCENT, I 



DID NOT KfUL HER POOR MOTHER* IT '.7A3 AMOTHERi OH, THAT THE REAL A3- 
SAL.i>|,NJ COULD SEL HISj WORK, HO.' HER POOR HEART RLEEDS, HOW THAT FATAL 
QCOi'/ KILLED TKE MOTHER, '."ILL KILL HER, MH: ML* 

hem;; I CK. 

? /mo HAT) 3LCr! B|T^^tG HI S LIP -. FUriGETS HIM3ELF : ENOUGhJ 

rr'O'JGHJ EMCU^Hi I "AY. 

P.AY'.'ia.K3« 
WHAY ^AT^!Ei^i YOU ARE PALE — VHY '^0 EXCITEP AND N£HV0U«7 

»> Ri-:COLLECTI'>tG HIMSELF ? THt.uI I SliC'JLD MOT GIVE WAY TO .MY FEEL- 

|i>JC3 JUT MY GP.IEF |o TEilRIBLi J AFFECTING GRIEF f COME, MY 

POOR 30N, LET* a TAL!; OF 30«ETHIMG r:L^E» 

RAYVOMt:* 
OInIE THING I lEbCECH YO'J, THAT AFT£:.-. I*M GONE, YOV; A' | LL DO EVERYTHIfIG 
YO'J CAM TO MAKE HER HAPPY. T.^IAT IIER A3 YOUR OA'JGHTER —> 3E KII'D TO 
H£.":, G.-^\NT THIo, I ,^P.AY. 

REN".VI CK « 

I \viL., li.it::iI YOua fri;;m:k'. 

3Cn/>GC^» 
: "<IT:^0UT ; COUE ALC-ifi ELIZABETH, : ENTCHltJG .V I TH iJELLIE ANO ELIZA- 
OETM : CU.t*T 3Z HArJGINC SEHIM'J LIKE A GUAIL* 



ELI BADt:T!;« 

OH, JOMATF;Ar:« 



3C;iAGG'J» 
: TO T'JaVKCY '.'JHQ 13 P.-'.ECLO| , 10 r't>l • . HO'.V I J THL YOUNG MA(*? 

HC* 3 A:; COMF0r.TA3LE A3 CAM OE .::XP£CTED« 

SCrAGGG. 
• TO r-rELLlE ? COME, MY DEAR CHILD, HAVE CTHL.-IGTH, COUuAGt! 

NELLIE* 



WeAIC VOICE. : YEH, courage. ;. TURNKEY 0PEN3 DOOR ? 



5 



oCRAGG3» 
YOU MUST Uu CALM. YOUR LJFE HOT'l UPON IT. . AN 0VER3HOCK WOULD 
THROW YOU INTO THE OILIRIU.M AiSAlN. 

NFA.LlZ* 



I IVILL BE CALM* ViUr.RE I f! '-r? tHR: UUriPEMOe >V|LL KILL ME* 

3CRAQGr;» 
• TO TURNKEY ; RRIMG THE PRrSONER OUT. 

TURNKEY* 
i ENTERS TO RAYMOND f COME, SIR, YOUR FRIEMOS ARE WAITING IN THE COR- 
R| DOH— 

; RAYM0r4D JJMP:'i UP OUOKLYy' HUSHlia GUT INTO 

NELLrc's f^{^•J3» R.-ri7ic:< getting to d« 

0U3T AJ THFY EMDRACe. ? 
RAYMOND» 

OH nellieI my dear mellieI 



N^L. 



raymomdS 



; HERE EHSufC A VERY EFFEmVL SCENE^ 
V;H|CH 3RING3 TEAF.S TO SCRASS'iJ EYE3; WHILE 



r*-:n'/ick is very much undone. • 



S0pAr,g5, 



: AFTEr^ A MQMEMT • THIS '.'/ILL TIEVER 00. ELIIlADETH GET THEM APART. 

• TURNKEY G0E3 UP ANH QFF L. • 

EL I Z A BETH. 



MY DEAR CHILD,<EN, THI 3 "/ILL NEVE.i DO, OOME CALM YOURSELVES. 

P.AY"Or'"« 
? WITH FORCE ? HP!*' CAN I BE CALtli IVHATl WHEN THEY WILL TEAR HER 
FROM ME — MURDER ME Itl COLD HLOCD FOR A CRIME i NEVER COMMITTED. 
YOU NELLIE, KNOW I AM | Mr!0 CCMT, YOU, FATHER, KNOW I AM U^NOCENT. 
BEFORE GOn, f SWEAR |*H NOT GUILTY. THEM KO'.V CAN I BE CALM WHEN I AM 
TO DIE FOR A CRIME I NEVER COVI/ITTED. ON HEAVEN I CALL THIS MOfciENT 



FOR ME.^.CY. DOm't V,<JFFr.!\ M F: TO DIE, P8INT OUT THE RCAL AS3Ar>3IN. 

oon't Uet thc innocent suffer for ju'z guilty* 

OH RAYMOMOl RAYMOMDJ ? TH..C\M!"G HER ARMS ROUMn HI 5 MECK ; 

« GOING TO THg» r CO.'JE, RAYMOND, QUIET YOURSELF* YOU 'Vl LL U^^NERVE 
UC^ THI3 i3L0V WILL KILL YOUR POOR FATHER. 



» GRUFFLY * RATHEF, YOUR W I l TY COMGCIENCE, | JM MOT TRYING TO SAVE. 
YOUK -iONf. YOUR GRECn FOR MOMEY, SIR, HILL NEV'Ell ALLO- YOU TO HfE. 



i•'■t:^"-.'l "K4 



WHAT 00 YOU MEAN? 



3CRACG3« 
THAT YOU HEO TO ME WHEM YO'J r,A!D YOU "/OULD unF. YOUR INFLUEMCr. AND 
iJONEY TO GAVE YOUR 30^* 

M-I.l-IE» 



: KEP^OACrli-jLLf ! OH, MR. GCRAGGSl 



nAY:.'OMn< 



MY GOOn OLD FRIEND, AS r/UCH AS I LOVE AMT RESPECT VOti, F CANNOT PER- 
U I T TH I S» 

REN'" I C>C> 
; IN TQt-'f: AH IF MUCf^ A3USeD r OH LET HIM GO ON. THf. nLQ-' OF YOUR 
VISFO-^TUr'E |C flOT ENOUGH — LET HIM BREAK MY HEART >V I TH HI H FALSE IM- 
PUTATIONS, 

SCr.AGGS* 



HEARTJ sir, I U(^UC!T THE E'3 1 STCI IC: OF SUCH A THING IN YOU. 

RErr-'i CK« 

DECAUJ^ I HAVE MOT FfU-ED MIH POCI-TS WITH rNORVOUS FE-S, A-J-D FURNISHED 
HIM V;ITH urrrECESSARY money, he calls THAT MEARTLESSNESS, 



?• 



5CRAGG.'.> 
IT* 3 FA1.3E 3|R« THl'-i OLD GRflY HEAD OF MINE WORKS FOR 3CMETHIMG Bl"- 
SIDE3 A MERCCNARY MOTIVE, SIR. THIS OLD HEART OF Mf^!E, SIR BLEEDS 
FOri THAT VOUNG GIRL YONDER, FOR THAT INNOCENT MAN THERE* I T* 3 NEARLY 
OROKEN TOO, TMAT3 UHAT IT I 3# 

; TURNKEY ENTERS AMD INTERR'JPTn TNE'.^ f 

TURNKEY 



♦ TO RAYMOND : THE MAN OF WHOM I SPOKE A WHILE AGO HAS RETURNED. 
HE WILL HOT LEAVE WITHOUT SEEING YOU* HE SAYH IT IS OF THE UTMOST 
IMPORTANCC* 

RAYMOND* 

I can't see him. 

»CRAGGS« 

S TO TUHNtCEY : WHAT* 3 THAT MY MAN? 

TURNKEY ! 
A MAN SELO'.V, SIR, INSIST UPON SEEING THE PRISONER. HE* S BEEN THERE 
TiaiCE IJO'.V. HE SAYS | t' S VERY IMPORTANT. 

SCRAGGS* 
IMPORTANT, EH? SHOW HIM IN. IT MAY 3E SOME NEV/ EVIDENCE. 

RAYMOND. 



OH TO HEAVEN THAT IT '.V EUE. ! TURNKEY EXITS ? 



RENV/I CK. 



•ASIDE ? MORE LIKELY SOME CURIOUS IDLER. ? TO RAYMOND • MY 30'!, 
YOU HAVE JUST HEARD THE BASE CHARGES IMPUTED TO YOUR FATHER ~ YOL 
BELIEVE THEM MOT* 



RAYMOND. 
NO, FATHER, NO. 

REN'.'.' I CK> 
TO CONVINCE YOU THAT I AM MOT A MAN THAT HAS A GREED FOR RICHES, I 
DECLAR?- HERE BEFORE YOU ALL, THAT THE POOR YOUNG GIRL THERE, SHALL 
NEVER SUFFER. FOR THE LOVE SHE aEARS MY SON, SHE SHALL RE WELL TAKEN 
CARE OF. 



RAYM0MD4 

GOO BUES3 YOU FATHER. I AM SO SOr^^Y THAT ANY ILL FEELINR SWO».rLD EX- 
IST 3ET'';r:ew you amo m .♦ scRAcsa at 3uch a time a:3 this - — 3UT he's 

IRRITASLE TATHta, AND YOU IVlLL OVeRLOOI<?IT» 

YEH, HE HAS DOME A GREAT UCAL FO:^ YOU, AMD I T* ^ MOT IN' ME TO F3e UN- 
GRATEFUL* 

• T'J :.r;KEY E1-JTER3 '.'/ 1 TH REY^^0LD3, REYNOLDS |S 

WEAK a;i"- r::.:.;oi ated; i;o facT| .•■:o o.\:: 
p.t:Oor-:i|Lr3 hii.»»: 



REYNOLOS. 
? ^7EA^^ VOICE ' YO'J ."ILL PARCOM ME, 3 I R, FOR MY PRESUMPTI OM; BUT 
BEFORE I TO TOO LATE I HAVE SOf/.ETHI N>? TO COMUUCCICATE WHICH MAY LEAD TO 
THE APPREHENSION OF THE PERPETRATOR OF THE CRIME FOR WHICH YOU 3TAMD 
Convi CTED* 

RAYMOND* 
HOW MAN — — . DO MY EARS DECEIVE :',E — 5PEAKS 

YESJ GO ON — SPEAK. SAVE MY .■ AYMONOi SAVE HI Mi 

REYNOLC;>« 



BE PATIENT. I AM WEAK, HAVINC JUST RECOVERED FROM A LONG FEVER. I 
HAVE JUiiT RETURNED Fi^OM CHINA, WHEHo I KNEW YOUR FATHER, ANP THAT 
WAN THERE. : POINTING TO REN'VI CK • 

NELL I E. 



YOU KNE'.V MY PAPA — — AMD THEY KILLED HIM, MY POOR DEAD FATHER. 

RENWI Ck» . 
• BECOMirJG ALARMED • THI f! IC AS IMPOSTOR, I NEVER SAW THE MAW 



aEFORE. I T^S SOU^_ ARTIFICE FOR EXT0RTIO»M« 



REYNCLDSi 



he's mot an impostor, SIR, WAIT AND SEE. 



GCr.AGGG* 
GO ON MY MANi, '50 Or4» 

YOU ! FATHe.l kVAS MOT kILLED UV POOH G I RK, ALTHOUGH HE OUFFERTD 'VOR^E 
THAW THE P/.MGS OF DEmTH* 



^:0T DCAPi HOV.'i li'OwI 



IT IS A LIE. 



proceedI go on. 



NcLLi E« 



REWVI CK« 



SCHAGGS* 



REYNOLDS^ 
THE-.E 3TAM!)0 TME VILLAIN WHO COMMITTED THE CRIME IMPUTED TO YOUR 
FATHER* HE \|iT WAS THAT STOLE THE " ?^HAY~LE* *, HE IT WA?5 THAT ".'AS 
CONI'EUNED TO Oil PUMIOHED* HE LOVEl^ LIFE. HE OFFERED TWENTY THOUSAND 

POUM^DG FOR HIS .^ELEAGE* YOUR FATHER OFFERED TO TAKE HI 3 PLACE. H|S 
OFFER r;A."i ACCEPTtD. RALPH REWWICK PR0MI3IMG IN RETUR^f TO PAY TO YOU 
AND YOUR POOR DEAD WOTHF.R TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS UPON Hl-T RETURN TO 
ENGLAflD* H07I '.VELL HE FULFILLC;- TH I 3 PROMISE, YOU ALL KNOW» 

REN',V|CIC< 
! IMRAGE : it's FALGeI WHO ARC YOU SIR, THAT DARE TO 2AY TH|3| 



REYMOLDS« 
I Au' CHARLES REYNOLDS! 



RENWI ci;« 
; AGinC: GOOD HEAVEMSJ REYMOLDSj 

NELLIE. 
MY PAPAl ; RE0CGNIk.E3 HIM ; IT isl IT isl OH l,!Y DEAfl PAPA, HAPAI 
! DELIRIUUG • 

REYNOLDG. 
MY CHILD* 

I 

THEY CMSRACE VERY AFFECTITT: 3^Fr-tE« 

RUNWICIC DUMFIFOUNDED ANH UMDONE I 



10 



3Gr-iAGC3> 

* AFTrr. pA-jTr: • cage villa iwi i now suspect the i'/orst or you* 

n'lM.VI CK* 
nUT TK" PilCOF, THt PP.OOfI 

REYNOLCS* 
IT I- HERE, RALPH RENVfCK* »-'Ei^E FU CHO^'ll 

! FUCHQ'.'/ COMfn DO'.'.'NI FROM BEHIND CELL ^V^gRC 

ME HA'-i i:EEW HIDING*} 
LOO!; AT THEHE GREV HAinS F0^ Pi:OOF, TKCSE HOLLO'// £Y=:5, TH|:5 HHRUfCCN 
FRAME, APtn WORSE THE CHANGED AND HWIDENED HEART \VITHIM ME; FOR NOW 
I THIRST FOR REVEN'GE OF THE VIOH^iJ K|NO« 



OH FATHER, FATHERl 

RiT'^fJCLOG* 



BUT FO'H THIO POOR SijFFERINR GIRL HERE, f V/OULD KILL YJtJ LfiCE A DOG* 

RAY'/QMO* 
: DEJ-CTED ? AMD THl-' MAN IS MY FATHER* 



? Ru-H«r.c r' : f'o! 



MY GOnI YOU HERE* 



OERV.'.NT* 



REM IV I CK» 



5ERVAMT* 
yes! I COME TO SEC T'^AT Jt-HTI CiZ I r. ;)OME YOU, YO'J VfLLAiriJ ' TJ 
SCRAGGT. HAMJIMG H| M />| LL * HERE, Ci | R, READ THAT V.'HILE I POINT OUT 
THE ASnAP.niM OF THF. POO K '.VOWAr* FOR WHICH THIS YOUNG MAN 13 COWDEMNED* 
THERE r3EF0RE YOU STANDS THE TRAITOR* WITH MY OWN' EYES I SAW HIM 
PLUNGE THE FATAL SiMIFE INTO HF.R. I AM rtO LONGER YOUR TOOL RALPH 
RE'" ! CK, I AW YOUR ACCUSErI 

AND b'Eci HERE TH" O-SIGIMAL WILL OF YOU.-; DEAU MOTHER, MY QOY. REAdI 
THE noG THAT STANDS THERE IG MOT YOUR FATHER. THE MONEY TH/.T HE HAS 
GO LONG I'OSSEjSED 1 3 YOURS— IIC* '.i A MUi-lUERER, /^ PAUPER* 

RENWICK. 



